What do oncologists think of alternative cancer treatments?

So the question is,… if doctors are open and willing to learn about alternative medicine to treat cancer, and their patients are turning to non-conventional cancer treatments…why isn't more education recommended to oncologists? Two words: Flexner Report. read more

This a bit of a tricky question and those of us that work in oncology have to develop a strategy to handle these questions, as studies show that a high portion of cancer patients do use alternative treatments, and we need to do so in a way that doesn't diminish the patient or hurt the doctor - patient relationship in another way. read more

Still, in that same survey, it was reported that 30% of oncologists supported the use of alternative cancer treatments, while 12% were neutral. It is unnerving to discover that some doctors refuse to consider alternative cancer treatments when their patients clearly want to discuss and pursue those options. read more

An oncologist, sometimes called a cancer specialist, is a physician or surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part or parts of the body. read more