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Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM) treatment options can be broken down into four different approaches. There is nutritional (diets, supplements, herbs, and probiotics), psychological (meditation, hypnosis, music therapies, relaxation therapy), Physical (acupuncture, massage, chiropractic therapy), and combination ( like psychological/physical ex: yoga, tai chi, reiki) (
Cancer and Complementary Health Approaches: What You Need to Know
, 2021)
. When cancer patients are considering CAM therapy they should take warning, especially with nutritional CAM treatment options. Because nutritional therapies include supplements and vitamins these products come without a prescription and some even come without FDA approval. Many herbal supplements can be harmful to the body of harmful when
in combination with other medications/supplements. There is also a limit to how much the body can ingest with certain herbs and supplements so patients must be aware of the risk before consuming such products. It is important to be honest with doctors on what vitamins/supplements/herbs you are consuming. CAM treatment options can change how the cancer drug is absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted, causing effects that are not expected (
Cancer Therapy Interactions with Foods and Dietary Supplements - NCI
, 2022
). The Society of Intergrative Oncology has an evidence based clinical practice guideline. In that guideline is warns that while some therapies aid in controlling symptoms, it should not be used in place of conventional treatment based on the fact that “delayed treatment of cancer reduces the likelihood of a remission or cure” (National Cancer Institute, 2023).
Cancer and Complementary Health Approaches: What You Need To Know
. (2021). NCCIH. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/cancer-and-complementary-health-approaches-what-
you-need-to-know
Cancer Therapy Interactions With Foods and Dietary Supplements - NCI
. (2022). Www.cancer.gov. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/dietary-
interactions-pdq
National Cancer Institute. (2023). Complementary and Alternative Medicine
. National Cancer Institute; Cancer.gov. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam
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