Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in breast cancer patients. Efficacy and interactions
Damkier, A.; Paludan-Müller, C.; Knoop, A.Søegaard.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 169(37): 3111-3114
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 17877962 Document Number: 605887
At least one third of Danish breast cancer patients use CAM as a supplement to conventional treatment. There is no documentation for the life-prolonging or curing effect of CAM in breast cancer. Some forms of CAM may increase the quality of life or have palliative effect on symptoms. Health care personnel should be aware of potential interactions between herbal remedies and anti-cancer treatment.
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