Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) （补充和替代医学(CAM)）.pdf

AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATION® Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Thyroid Disease WHAT IS COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE recommending a few highly selected biologically based MEDICINE (CAM)? practices. While these practices can be helpful, it’s important to note that there is no one special diet or Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is defined vitamin that has been proven to eliminate cancer or as a medical system, practice or product that is not usually remove thyroid disease. Because of these special thought of as standard care. Standard medical care is care reasons, it’s important to talk with the doctor managing that is based on scientific evidence. For thyroid cancer, your treatment about any special diets or supplements standard care includes surgery, radioactive iodine and you are thinking about using. thyroid hormone suppression therapy. For patients with MANIPULATIVE AND BODY-BASED PRACTICES other thyroid diseases, standard care may include thyroid These are based on working with the body and are hormone suppression or supplementation. thought to have underlying benefits for the mind as well. The National Institutes of Health National Center for Examples include: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NIH NCCAM) • Massage • Chiropraxy defin