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Cancer Therapy
Physicians must be informed about naturopathy/herbalism use among cancer patients
January 5th, 2006
Due to the increased interest in alternative medicine in Australia, physicians need to be informed on naturopathy/herbalism use among cancer patients. "Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is now a significant practice issue for those delivering cancer care with a range of CAM being utilized by a significant number of patients with cancer. While various studies have explored the prevalence of CAM use among cancer patients, little is currently known about naturopathy/herbalism use by patients with cancer in Australia," scientists in Australia report. J. Adams and colleagues wrote, "This paper reports the prevalence of naturopath/herbalist...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-05)
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