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The World Health Organizations Declaration of Helsinki 1964, states: "In the treatment of the sick person, the doctors must be free to use a new diagnostic or therapeutic measure, if in his or her judgment it offers hope of saving life, re-establishing health or alleviating suffering."
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The emphasis is on treating the cause of disease, not merely the symptoms
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To teach how to live healthier lives, provide care for the sick, and facilitate healing by removing obstacles to health using the safest means available
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There is only one question that is important to us, and that is "how can we most help to improve the patient's life today and for forever?"