Leukemia

There is no specific treatment for measles, just providing necessary supportive therapy such as hydration and antipyretics. (Pneumonia may be a complication.) Vitamin A supplementation has been shown to improve the outcome of measles and is recommended.

According to the Mayo Clinic, bone marrow transplant offers the only potential cure for sickle cell anemia. But very few people have a suitable donor for transplant.

Unlike other types of cancer, leukemia isn't a solid tumor that can be surgically removed. The source of the problem is really the bone marrow. But you can't just remove bone marrow because it produces three basic types of cells — white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets.

In general, cancer-related alternative medicine refers to therapies, such as mistletoe or coenzyme Q-10 (CoQ10)*, that may be used instead of conventional treatments. Complementary or integrative medicine, on the other hand, usually means therapies used in conjunction with traditional treatments.