How does complementary medicine impact cancer survival?
23 July, 2018
With the increased interest in complementary therapies, a team of scientists recently explored their use in cancer patients, and how they impacted both adherence to treatments and survival rates.
Complementary and alternative medicine has seen an incredible spike in popularity over recent decades.
It is now more widely available in the United States than ever before.
The interventions, such as herbs, vitamins and minerals, traditional Chinese medicine, special diets, naturopathy, and homeopathy, are used to battle all manner of ills.
Though some complementary medicines seem to improve the lives of individuals with cancer — by increasing the level of hope and improving self-rated life satisfaction — little is known about how they impact survival rates.
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