When you think about using Reiki, traditional Chinese medicine, or dietary supplements to treat breast cancer, do you feel yourself start to shut down? “Whoa, hold on; let’s stick to facts here. I want the best treatment possible for my breast cancer; don’t hand me that wacky stuff, I want only scientifically proven treatments. I want to play it safe; let’s just do what the National Cancer Institute says.”
Surprising though it may seem for a venerable government agency, the National...
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast
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