Other systems of medicine should be harnessed to benefit cancer patients, says Kerala Minister

The potential of various systems of medicine to reduce the pain, stress and side effects of cancer treatment should be harnessed for the benefit of cancer patients, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has said.The knowledge and treatment methods available in different indigenous systems of medicine should be scientifically made use of for the well being of patients, he added, while inaugurating the International Convergence on Co-operative Oncology (ICCO 2026), held at the Government Ayurveda College Auditorium in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.In cancer treatment, psychological comfort and mental wellbeing of patients is as important as his/her physical health. Experts from various fields must come together to scientifically evaluate how diet, psychological support and different therapies ava