Naturopathic Medicine - Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

January 7, 2005 (Press Release) -- Physicians at Cancer Treatment Centers of America facilities consult with naturopathic practitioners to customize treatment programs to assist in maintaining your physical well-being and attempting to lessen the side effects of treatments to help avoid physical weakness.

What is Naturopathic Medicine?

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct system of primary health care. While not a licensed healing art in Illinois and Oklahoma, it is an art, a science, a philosophy and a practice of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness. It uses the least invasive, most physiologically supportive methods possible. Methods used are consistent with these principles, and are chosen based on an individualized analysis of your needs. Naturopathic doctors consult with CTCA's physicians to provide diverse techniques including modern and traditional, scientific and empirical methods. The following principles are the foundation for the practice of naturopathic medicine:

The Healing Power of Nature
Your body has the inherent ability to establish, maintain and restore health. The healing process is ordered and intelligent; nature heals through the response of the life force. The physician's role is to facilitate and augment this process, to identify and remove obstacles to your health and recovery, and to support the creation of a healthy internal and external environment for you.

First Do No Harm
Naturopathic physicians use methods and medicinal substances that minimize the risk of harmful effects upon you, and apply the least possible force or intervention necessary to diagnose illness and restore your health. Naturopathic physicians respect and work with the healing power of nature in diagnosis, treatment and counseling. Therapeutic actions should be complementary to and synergistic with this healing process.

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