Alternative medicine lie
Steve Jobs, who is one of the geniuses of the era and the founder of the largest company on earth, Apple Inc., was deceived by the illusion of alternative medicine and eventually regretted it.
In 2003 Steve Jobs went to the hospital with kidney pain and by chance discovered a tumor in the pancreatic pancreatic NET. Doctors advised him to undergo treatment and a surgical procedure, especially since the recovery rate, God willing, is high. Unfortunately, Steve refused surgery and went to herbal medicine and became dependent on plant food and tried acupuncture and spiritual practices in search of treatment away from modern methods of treating tumors. After nine months of trying these failed and scientifically unproven methods, Steve Jobs acknowledged the need for surgery and a return to modern medicine. But after what? After the tumor spread and lost the previously available treatment opportunity. Steve admitted that he had regrets and that he had made a wrong decision before. Rather, when his friend David Kelly had cancer at the same time, Steve advised him to go directly to modern medicine and not mess with so-called alternative medicine.
In conclusion, when a biographer of Steve Jobs was asked how could someone as genius as Steve do such a stupid thing?
He replied:
I believe that when a person tries to deny and ignore something that really exists, they may have illogical ways of thinking. Belief in specialization and trust in modern science is the lifeline, God willing.
Alternative medicine is a pseudoscience that has not been proven to work, and alternative therapies are not considered part of primary medical care. Some alternative therapies provide benefits to patients, but they also expose them to greater risks, and science and medical research have not yet proven their benefits and benefits.
It is necessary to consult a doctor in the event that treatment is desired using one of the alternative methods, and several points must be paid attention to, among them.. Beware of any treatment that claims its ability to cure cancer and other difficult-to-treat diseases, such as chronic fatigue and AIDS, as these claims have not been proven yet. Beware of treatments that claim to provide benefits without side effects, as even herbs and vitamins have side effects. Beware of promoters who ask not to use traditional medical treatments in their promotional campaigns. Beware of promotional words like miracle cure, ancient remedies, and secret ingredients. Also, beware of personal stories that talk about impressive results without scientific proof. Check the scientific training of the person offering the alternative treatment, check if they are real doctors or experts in treating cancer. Verify that the study of the effects of these treatments has been conducted on humans, and not only on animals. Also check the side effects that these treatments may cause, and their interaction with traditional treatments. Verify that the studies have been published in an international peer-reviewed journal by specialists in the same field, and not only in the media, magazines, and television programs. Studies have increased on alternative therapies, and in fact, some treatments have proven really effective, but for treating other conditions that are not used to treat them, for example, it has been proven that acupuncture helps relieve nausea caused by chemotherapy, but it has not proven more effective than a placebo in relieving back pain, in addition to In addition, some clinical studies may not be sufficient to prove the results despite their good design, so the experiments must be repeated in different ways to confirm the results and accept them in the medical community.
Dr.. Mohamed Ibrahim Bassiouni
