When you’re sick, wouldn’t you just like to get better? The best way to do so may not be clear to everyone, but here’s one more reason to listen to you doctor.

Today’s Paper:

Johnson, Skyler B. et al. "Complementary Medicine, Refusal Of Conventional Cancer Therapy, And Survival Among Patients With Curable Cancers". JAMA Oncology, vol 4, no. 10, 2018, p. 1375. American Medical Association (AMA), doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.2487. Accessed 14 June 2019.

Other references:

  1. Bennett, Gary J. "Does The Word “Placebo” Evoke A Placebo Response?". PAIN, vol 159, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1928-1931. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), doi:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001269. Accessed 14 June 2019.

  2. Finniss, Damien G. "Placebo Effects: Historical And Modern Evaluation". International Review Of Neurobiology, 2018, pp. 1-27. Elsevier, doi:10.1016/bs.irn.2018.07.010. Accessed 14 June 2019.

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