Question: What is alternative medicine?
Answer: Alternative medicine, or alternative therapy, is the use of medicine or therapy instead of traditional medicine.
For instance, a patient may use a special diet to treat cancer instead of the conventional medicine prescribed by a physician.
Many patients turn to alternative medicine when their treatment is no longer effective, or prognosis is very low.
For instance, a patient may use a special diet to treat cancer instead of the conventional medicine prescribed by a physician.
Many patients turn to alternative medicine when their treatment is no longer effective, or prognosis is very low.

