Use of complementary, alternative medicine affects initiation of chemotherapy
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 13:40
in Health & Medicine
Women with early-stage breast cancer for whom chemotherapy was indicated and who used dietary supplements and multiple types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) were less likely to start chemotherapy than nonusers of alternative therapies, according to new research. This is one of the first studies to evaluate how complementary and alternative medicine use affects decisions regarding chemotherapy.