The elephant in the room
Ne umquam pars pro toto (Plinius). Can anyone remember a bit of Latin? This quotation was used in a slide presentation given a few weeks ago by Louis Denis, urologist and prostate cancer patient, at [more]
complementary medicine
Complementary and integrative medicine for cancer patients – A purely ideological debate?
With studies showing that around half of all cancer patients use therapies that are not part of mainstream medicine, Cancer World Editor Alberto Costa explores some aspects of the discussion on what complementary and integrative [more]
Complementary or alternative medicine in cancer care – myths and realities
Two practitioners of integrative oncology make the case for using non-traditional therapies alongside mainstream care and for abandoning the term complementary and alternative medicine as unhelpful and misleading in this comprehensive article, which [more]
Grapefruit juice and St John’s Wort are just the tip of the iceberg
Certain foods, prescription drugs and complementary remedies interact with cancer therapies, altering the effective dose and putting patients at risk. How can damaging interactions be prevented? Download full article
When alternative becomes mainstream
Evidence base or no evidence base, complementary and alternative medicine use in Europe is edging closer to the rates reported in the US. Can Europe’s doctors learn anything from their American colleagues about how to [more]
Let’s talk Chinese milk vetch
Quack remedies’ have long been a thorn in the side of the medical establishment, but fear of ridicule means many patients don’t tell their doctors about any additional medicines they may be using. This problem [more]