Integrative medicine: Complementary therapies and supplements Journal Article
| Authors: | Cassileth, B. R.; Gubili, J.; Yeung, K. Simon |
| Article Title: | Integrative medicine: Complementary therapies and supplements |
| Abstract: | Many patients with cancer or other urologic disorders use complementary therapies in an effort to control symptoms and to prevent and treat disease. Complementary modalities are adjuncts to mainstream treatment. These safe, evidence-based therapies reduce symptoms associated with treatment of urologic cancers and other illnesses. They are to be distinguished from 'alternative therapies', which are unproven, potentially harmful, and often promoted as substitutes for mainstream medical care. Accumulating evidence supports the beneficial impact of complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, yoga, meditation and physical activity, on physical and emotional symptoms associated with cancer treatment, for which there are few effective standard interventions. Herbs and other dietary supplements are unlikely to be beneficial, and might be problematic or dangerous when taken during cancer treatment. © 2009 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. |
| Keywords: | clinical trial; fatigue; review; hypertension; note; pathophysiology; methodology; quality of life; breast cancer; heart disease; diet supplementation; prostate cancer; urologic neoplasms; urine incontinence; diabetes mellitus; urinary tract infection; urinary tract cancer; urinary frequency; malignant neoplastic disease; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; alternative medicine; complementary therapies; asthma; antioxidant; dietary supplements; chinese medicine; herbaceous agent; music therapy; alpha tocopherol; antioxidant activity; diethylstilbestrol; lycopene; pygeum africanum extract; sabal extract; selenium; soybean protein; acupuncture; anxiety; bacteriuria; chronic pain; cranberry juice; cystocele; drug dependence; epididymitis; feedback system; fitness; headache; hormonal therapy; hot flush; integrative medicine; interstitial cystitis; meditation; migraine; orchitis; pelvic organ prolapse; pelvis pain syndrome; physical activity; phytoestrogenic activity; prostate hypertrophy; rectocele; soybean; terminal care; traditional medicine; urinary urgency; uterus prolapse; vulvodynia; yoga |
| Journal Title: | Nature Reviews Urology |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 1759-4812 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Date Published: | 2009-04-01 |
| Start Page: | 228 |
| End Page: | 233 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrurol.2009.41 |
| PUBMED: | 19352398 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "Source: Scopus" |
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