Define: alternative medicines Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) are treatments that fall outside of mainstream healthcare. > Are the people parti

Define: alternative medicines Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) are treatments that fall outside of mainstream healthcare. > Are the people participating in the scientific studies of the drug participating in alternative medicine? Well the placebo group taking sugar pills for their cancer are not exactly going 'by the book' or lamestream healthcare and the active group taking whatever ... well lets just agree to disagree shall we?