If I had exhausted all "normal" medicinal treatments, and was still young, with potentially many years of life left to live, I'd certainly look into experimental or alternative methods. I don't know how far I'd go into the quackery, but if I had no other choice, there's at least a chance that you would consider it. Hey, if it doesn't work, at least I've gotten a trip to Europe or Mexico before I die.
That being said, I wonder how much the fear that some people have of hospitals contributes to their treatment not working as well? Getting those people out of a hospital might give them the energy their body needs to fight. It wouldn't be the alternative medicine doing the curing, but rather the alternative place, or their changed outlook.
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