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Highlights
The diagnosis of cancer comes as a surprise to most patients and their families with an initial period of denial
Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) are defined as practices, health care systems, or products that cannot be considered as conventional medicine
Gras et al in France found that 83.0% of cancer patients included in the study had used Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) at least once since the beginning of their anticancer treatment
Summary
The diagnosis of cancer comes as a surprise to most patients and their families with an initial period of denial. Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) Practitioners claim a ‘mystical solution’ to the serious problem with powders, capsules and food products. Advertised to be ‘without side effects’, cancer patients tend to believe them more - those products have no scientific backing or data to prove their efficacy.
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