Hürny C, Heusser P, Bernhard J, Castiglione M, Cerny T
Medizinische Abteilung, C.L. Lory-Haus, Inselspital Bern.
Schweiz Med Wochenschr Suppl. 1994;62:55-63.
Despite substantial progress in biomedicine, a majority of advanced cancer diseases currently cannot be cured. In addition to conventional medical symptom management (palliation) and improvement of quality of life, methods of complementary medicine and supportive psychotherapy are increasingly applied. Whereas the efficacy of biomedical and psychotherapeutic interventions has been documented, controlled investigations of complementary methods are rare and their efficacy is poorly documented or is viewed controversially. Complementary methods are defined as methods applied by conventionally trained physicians and are based on tradition, or the perspective of human arts, which are not investigated or taught at universities. As an example of the latter, anthroposophic medicine is presented. Finally, we present a project developed within the scope of NFP 34, where the efficacy of a routine biomedical treatment is compared with an additional anthroposophic and psychotherapeutic intervention respectively.
尽管生物医学取得了重大进展，但目前大多数晚期癌症疾病仍无法治愈。除了传统的医学症状管理（姑息治疗）和生活质量改善外，补充医学方法和支持性心理治疗也越来越多地被应用。虽然生物医学和心理治疗干预的疗效已有文献记载，但对补充方法的对照研究很少，其疗效记录不佳或存在争议。补充方法被定义为由受过传统培训的医生应用的方法，这些方法基于传统或人文艺术视角，在大学中未被研究或教授。作为后者的一个例子，介绍了人智医学。最后，我们展示了一个在NFP 34范围内开展的项目，其中将常规生物医学治疗的疗效分别与额外的人智医学和心理治疗干预进行了比较。
