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In reply to the discussion: And people wonder why I have deep concerns about MDs & their drugs [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)I apologize if I offended you personally. If you are a cancer survivor, I assure you that I have no intention to offend.
However, it is my position that placebo medicine -- and I use that terminology loosely -- is abject quackery.
Chiropractic, acupuncture, reiki and other healing non-touches, Qi (which when spelled backwards is "crap" , and fucking homeopathy which by their own definition is nothing whatsoever, are not medicine. And don't get me started about so-called "energy medicine" (that lunatic Depak Chopra!).
Medicine works because it is based on science and biology. Any counter arguments should be dismissed. There is no magic medicine. And sometimes real medicine involves invasive and uncomfortable procedures. It is only a fool who would think that physicians routinely do such things merely to fill their bank accounts.
If you are a cancer survivor, you should know that.
My best to you.