There are definitely things that need medical attenion, and Gaby has done a wonderful job of noting these conditions. Sometime down the road, medical will mean these things, but not necessarily the poisoning of a person's system and vital force with drugs. Homeopaths acknowledge the other, unseen 'things' I've listed above. That is what makes homeopathy whole-istic. Everything is taken into account.
Cancer is one of our most complex dis-eases.
I remember reading somewhere on the net that more people are involved in cancer research than those that have cancer. In the author's albeit somewhat skeptical writings, it was stated that if a cure for cancer is found, all the people involved in research would suddenly be out of a job. Apparently, cures, like vitamin B17, Laetrile and others are not approved in developed countries because the research aspect of it is considered more important than the cure. So, I see a lot of this 'corporate' attitude. Not only in cancer, but in many areas of allopathic medicine.