Complementary and alternative medicine

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A patient has determined that a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)-type treatment would be a way to relieve his migraines. He discusses this with his physician, who is not a proponent of alternative therapies. The physician researches the CAM treatment and discusses it with his colleagues who are more familiar with this practice of medicine. At the patient's next appointment, the physician advises the patient that the CAM treatment that he wants to try may provide some relief and would not likely cause any adverse effects that he is aware of. He tells the patient that he does not object if he wants to try CAM but should continue to follow up with him. What ethical principle(s) did the physician apply to this situation?

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