ArticleCurrent oncology reports2014
The use of dietary supplements in oncology.
Article in Current oncology reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Patients Are Using Dietary Supplement for the Treatment of Their Diseases without Consultation with Their Physicians and Pharmacists.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Self-Administered Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Supplements and Antioxidants in Cancer Therapy and the Critical Role of Nrf-2-A Systematic Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Tackling heterogeneity in treatment-resistant breast cancer using a broad-spectrum therapeutic approach.Cancer drug resistance (Alhambra, Calif.) · 2022Article
- Combination therapy for metastatic melanoma: a pharmacist's role, drug interactions & complementary alternative therapies.Melanoma management · 2018Review
- Searching for Evidence to Support the Use of Ginger in the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2016Article
- Concomitant use of dietary supplements and medicines in patients due to miscommunication with physicians in Japan.Nutrients · 2015Article
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Abstract
The use of dietary supplements among patients affected by cancer is extensive, with an estimated 20-90 % of patients using these products. Their use of these products is often not shared with the treating physician. This is because patients perceive or believe that their physicians are indifferent or negative toward the use of dietary supplements. As a result, patients may obtain information about dietary supplements from unreliable sources, exposing themselves to unnecessary risks. Since there are limited scientific data on the efficacy and safety of many dietary supplements, advising patients about when to use them during the course of illness is a clinical challenge. Improving the communication process between the health care team and their patients in this area is critical. We describe a practical patient-centered approach to managing dietary supplement use in cancer care. This approach makes use of all available scientific data relating to the safety and efficacy of these supplements combined with how to have an open, patient-centered discussion with patients about their needs and expectations.
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