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HEALTHY COPING AND STAYING WELL /// CHAPTER 46
Complementary
and Alternative
Therapies
In addition to chemotherapy, surgery, and
radiation, there are also other kinds of treatments
that people might choose to treat their cancer and/
or side effects. These are called " complementary, "
" integrative, " or " alternative " therapies.
Complementary therapies (also known as Integrative Medicine)
are non-medical treatments or products that are used in addition
to treatment(s) prescribed by your doctor. They include counseling,
art therapy, yoga, meditation, some nutritional supplements and
aromatherapy - all of which are believed to promote well-being. While
they may not directly cure cancer, many complementary therapies can
help immensely in coping with treatment side effects and improve
overall quality of life. Most of the time these therapies are not harmful,
but even a massage might be a bad idea when your counts are low.
Alternative therapies are non-mainstream treatments or products
taken instead of those prescribed by a physician. Many of these are
unproven, meaning there is no data to support their use. Therapies
marketed as supplements do not have to prove their efficacy, nor has
their safety been tested. If this is something you are thinking about,
you should talk to your medical team. Most providers are open to
talking about alternative therapies and will not get angry or upset with
you for asking about them.
Warning: Your friends, family and neighbors mean well and sometimes
will tell you about a " miracle cure " without side effects. Recognize that
you are vulnerable in your strong desire for an easy fix. From special
diets to alkaline water, many groups or companies take advantage
of people's desperation to make a profit. If it's " too good to be true "
claiming to cure many things with no side effects, it probably is.
ALWAYS consult your doctor before
initiating any complementary or
alternative therapies.
RESOURCES
Federal trade Commission
American Cancer Society
A good article
Quackwatch is a website
dedicated to health frauds,
myths, fads, fallacies, and
misconduct
Memorial Sloan Kettering
has a strong integrative
Medicine website and has a
great search engine to look
up herbs and supplements.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0104-cancer-treatment-scams
https://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatments-and-side-effects/complementary-and-alternative-medicine/complementary-and-alternative-methods-and-cancer/kinds-of-treatment.html
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-05855-5_7
https://www.quackwatch.org/
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine
https://www.mskcc.org/ cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/ symptom-management/integrativemedicine/ herbs/search
https://fwaya.org/
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