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What might you do when your oncologist doesn’t support your desire to incorporate complementary therapies and self-care practices into your care plan?
. First published on : Jan 16 2024CancerChoices Year-end Reflections—2023
We want to help you or someone you care for to live as well as possible for as long as possible. The way we do all of this is to help you or someone you care for understand both the strengths and weaknesses of all three modalities—conventional, self-care and complementary approaches.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023How to Evaluate Trustworthiness of Websites on Complementary Cancer Therapies
How can you tell the sites with supportable claims from those that are less trustworthy?
. Last modified on : Dec 23 2023Complementary Therapies and Cancer: How Much Evidence Is Enough?
We view the use of science-informed, low-risk, affordable therapies as a reasonable option for patients. Stronger evidence of benefit is needed for therapies that are risky, expensive, or otherwise burdensome.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Understanding Research Studies
Evidence that a therapy “works” runs a whole range from unreliable to trustworthy. In this post, we consider the design of research studies.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023CancerChoices Complementary Therapy Reviews: Top-Rated on Quality and Trustworthiness
We received the highest rating among the sites evaluated for quality and trustworthiness of information on cancer complementary therapies, with a total score of 4.9/5.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Vitamin D: Hit the Sweet Spot to Reduce Cancer Risk
Evidence so far shows a lower risk of many types of cancer among people with mid-range blood vitamin D levels compared to low levels. However, if your blood level is already in the middle range, taking vitamin D supplements might not bring much benefit regarding cancer risk.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Making Skillful Decisions
Here are some important rules of thumb for getting these powerful—yet also often difficult—cancer treatments right.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Choices in Complementary Care
Choices in complementary cancer care goes beyond conventional care. Complementary care offers therapies and practices that “complement” conventional therapies.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Getting a Clear Picture of Research on Cancer Therapies
With scientific research, we get a little closer to the facts with each new discovery.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023