Complementary and alternative therapies Journal Article
| Authors: | Cassileth, B. R.; Vickers, A. J. |
| Article Title: | Complementary and alternative therapies |
| Abstract: | Patients with prostate cancer increasingly use complementary and alternative therapies. A well-informed oncologist can guide patients to use such treatments to maximize their benefits and reduce the risk of harm. Patients should be dissuaded from using alternative therapies instead of mainstream care to treat cancer. Preliminary evidence suggests that botanical medicines such as PC-SPES may be of benefit, but comparative human trials are yet to be conducted and problems of contamination resolved. Some complementary therapies help reduce symptoms in early-stage prostate cancer, but botanical remedies must be treated with caution because of the possibility of adverse effects and interactions with conventional medicine. |
| Keywords: | cancer survival; treatment outcome; review; hepatitis; hypertension; hypophosphatemia; risk benefit analysis; side effect; united states; cancer adjuvant therapy; cancer patient; cancer staging; unindexed drug; liver toxicity; heart disease; oxygen therapy; libido disorder; kidney failure; digoxin; prostate cancer; prostatic neoplasms; liver failure; death; early cancer; heart infarction; stroke; nonsteroid antiinflammatory agent; developed country; alcohol; warfarin; antidepressant agent; benzodiazepine derivative; alternative medicine; complementary therapies; phytotherapy; seizure; ginger extract; headache; hot flush; biological therapy; anticonvulsive agent; corticosteroid; coma; blood clotting disorder; erectile dysfunction; tremor; gynecomastia; drug interactions; phenytoin; serotonin uptake inhibitor; mastalgia; cartilage; kava; mania; hypericum perforatum extract; viscum album extract; ginseng extract; garlic extract; ginkgo biloba extract; electrostimulation therapy; estrogen derivative; monoamine oxidase inhibitor; bleeding disorder; breathing disorder; glycyrrhiza extract; tanacetum parthenium extract; pc spes; phenelzine; primrose oil; humans; human; male; priority journal; 714 x; angelica sinensis extract; camphor; cancell; crataegus extract; nitric acid; potassium hydroxide |
| Journal Title: | Urologic Clinics of North America |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0094-0143 |
| Publisher: | W.B. Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2003-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 369 |
| End Page: | 376 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0094-0143(02)00191-x |
| PUBMED: | 12735512 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 25 September 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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