Many people use complementary therapies during and after their cancer care. Complementary therapies, also called integrative therapies, include things like acupuncture, herbs and prayer. Complementary therapies are used in addition to standard treatments like surgery, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. They offer people the chance to try therapies outside of their standard medical care to improve quality of life and to relieve treatment- and disease-related symptoms. Others may turn to alternative therapies, which are used instead of standard treatment. This approach is not recommended.
This section of Understanding Breast Cancer provides an overview of the complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) field as well as detailed information on some popular complementary therapies.
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CAM Therapies To see therapies grouped by category, click here | Issues in CAM |
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