Medicine Professor: Steve Jobs Homeopathy Treatment Victim

News Health Articles - Medicine Professor: Steve Jobs Homeopathy Treatment Victim. When convicted of neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic cancers) in October 2003, Steve Jobs had claimed he did not directly perform medical treatment but try herbal treatments. Apple founder who died October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 years was just about to perform surgery 9 months after the cancer was found.

In a biography titled 'Steve Jobs' by Walter Isaacson, written Jobs suspend operations for 9 months after diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors in October 2003. Neuroendocrine tumor is a type of pancreatic cancer is relatively rare and usually grow more slowly and can be treated.



To reduce the cancer, Jobs tried a vegan diet, acupuncture, herbal medicine and other treatments that he found it online and even consult with the paranormal.

In the book also explained that Jobs is influenced by a doctor who runs a clinic. He suggested to juice fasting, colon cleansing and other approaches that have not been proven, before finally undergoing surgery in July 2004.

According to the Professor's first in the world of complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst, not all alternative medicine is safe and efficacious use. Some unproven treatments could even make the lives of patients too late to help, one of them to Steve Jobs which he called victims of homeopathy.

Prof Edzard Ernst called for complementary medicine (complementary) can be tested with more stringent. According to alternative medicines that have not proven efficacious has contributed to many deaths of people in the world, including the founder of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs.

"Steve Jobs suspend its operation for pancreatic cancer, because it chose to use an unproven treatment in the end. Homeopathy really need to be investigated, see Steve Jobs' cancer death truly tragic," said Prof. Edzard Ernst, professor of complementary medicine first in the world, at the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association conference at the University of South Australia, as reported by Perthnow, Wednesday (12/14/2011).

According to Prof. Ernst, complementary medicine has not proven to be misleading patients that result can be very dangerous. He requested the testing of traditional medicines could be tightened.

"Australia is one of the highest user groups globally. About 50 percent of the general population uses some form of complementary medicine," he continued.

It supports several complementary medicines that have been proven as St. John's wort, but not for homeopathy, aromatherapy, herbal medicine, Bach flower remedies and magnetic therapy.

According to him, most of misinformation on homeopathy has contributed to the death, possibly including the Steve Jobs, who died of pancreatic cancer in October.

"The problem is terrible, misinformation, lack of regulatory and clinical testing. This treatment should be tested in exactly the same as we do for other drugs. There is only one science and there is no alternative to science," said Prof. Ernst.

Prof Ernst said the claim that alternative therapies work are made without evidence is an act of irresponsible and criminal.

Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine in which healthcare practitioners to treat patients using the principles of disease can be cured with natural ingredients that may be the cause.

Homeopathic medicine is claimed to work together with the immune system and defend itself against disease. This means that homeopathy can stimulate increased resistance to infection, speed healing and prevent complications without side effects. Homeopathic medicine to treat a whole, both physically, emotionally and mentally.