Breast Cancer 101
A Guide to Breast Cancer by Susan G. Komen
CHAPTER 16
Complementary & Integrative Therapies
CHAPTER 16
Complementary & Integrative Therapies
Chapter Overview
Complementary and Integrative Therapies are a broad group of health care approaches that originated outside usual Western medical practice. Many people with breast cancer choose some form of complementary or integrative therapy to help deal with side effects or improve quality of life.
They are used with or in addition to standard medical treatment and generally have not been studied in clinical trials to determine safety or effectiveness.
The following topics are discussed in this section:
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Introduction
- Complementary and integrative therapies
- Alternative therapies
- Testing and safety
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Whole Medical Systems
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Ayurveda
- Homeopathic medicine
- Naturopathic medicine
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Complementary Therapies
- Nutritional
- Psychological
- Physical
- Combinations
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Safety of Complementary Therapies
- Regulation
- Finding a complementary therapy practitioner
- Licensing