ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2019
Biologically-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use in Cancer Patients: The Good, the Bad, the Misunderstood.
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- Physicians' Knowledge and Experiences of Counseling on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care: a Qualitative Systematic Review.Current oncology reports · 2026Pooled it
- An education on pharmacologically active complementary and alternative medicine and its effects on cancer treatment: literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Chinese herbal medicine (JianPi-BuShen) and completion rate of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage II and III colon cancer: A randomized clinical trial.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 2024Trial
- Pharmacological properties of the ethnomedicinal plantBiomedical reports · 2026Review
- Evidence-Based Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Current Advances and Clinical Relevance.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Factors Associated with the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rural Northern Victoria, Australia.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2025Article
- Trends and patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer patients in Jordan: a decade comparison.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- The role of disease duration in the use of complementary and integrative medicine for cancer-related fatigue: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Cancer patients' behaviors and attitudes toward natural health products.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
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- Effects of saffron and its active constituent crocin on cancer management: A narrative review.Longhua Chinese medicine · 2022Article
- Behavioral interventions towards knowledge and awareness of reproductive cancer care: A study on select Indians using an online survey.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
- Curcumin May Prevent Basement Membrane Disassembly by Matrix Metalloproteinases and Progression of the Bladder Cancer.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Herb-Drug Interactions: Worlds Intersect with the Patient at the Center.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- The trends of complementary alternative medicine use among cancer patients.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Article
- The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Thai Gynecologic Oncology Patients: Influencing Factors.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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Abstract
As complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) becomes more popular, it is being used in cancer patients to aid in recovery or to treat symptoms associated with the current chemotherapy. Numerous papers exist that discuss patients using CAM with cancer chemotherapy and their outcomes-both positive and negative. However, in the case of the negative outcomes, the reason for the dangers or interactions with drugs are not made clear. Indeed, many chemotherapy regimens are rendered less effective by the well-meaning but uninformed patient or their family members and friends. Similarly, reports of positive outcomes with CAM and chemotherapy provide a strong basis for further research, but do not identify specific mechanisms of action. These small clinical studies and
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