"By definition, alternative medicine has either not been proved to work or has been proved not to work. You know what they call alternative medicine that has been proved to work? Medicine."
- Tim Minchin
- Tim Minchin
For those not familiar with Tim Minchin's work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U
"Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to understand the sources and to encourage rigorous research in this new, yet ancient world of complementary and alternative medicine."
don't forget : 51% Unknown effectiveness ..
http://clinicalevidence.bmj.com/ceweb/about/knowledge.jsp
one example "Unknown effectiveness"
"Pancreatic cancer New option(s) added for: Chemoradiotherapy for resected pancreatic cancer One long-term follow-up study added. It found no significant difference between adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and surgery alone for overall survival or progression-free survival at 11.7 years' follow-up. Categorisation unchanged (Unknown effectiveness), as the evidence is not strong enough to draw definitive conclusion."