Content Overview
- Overview
- While Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery
- Lifestyle While Undergoing Treatment
- Keep Track Of Symptoms
- How To Live With Medications and Supplements
- Fatigue, Pain And Other Side Effects
- Practical Tips While Undergoing Chemotherapy
- Practical Tips While Undergoing Radiation
- Medical Appointments
- Home Care
- If Treatment Is Not Working
- How To Consider "Complementary" or "Alternative" Treatments
- How To Prepare In Case Of An Emergency Or Natural Disaster
- Toward The End Of Treatment: Steps To Take
In Treatment For Breast Cancer: Managing Your Medical Care
How To Consider "Complementary" or "Alternative" Treatments
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So called "alternative" or "complimentary" treatments such as massage or bio-feedback can make you feel better and help cope with treatment. Together with traditional medicine, they may also work on your cancer.
These treatments should only be considered in addition to medical treatment - not as a replacement or "alternative." There is no scientific proof that any alternative treatment works against breast cancer.
For information about each complementary therapy and what medical evidence indicates it does or does not do with respect to cancer, see American Cancer Society Complete Guide To Complementary & Alternative Cancer Therapies $24.95 including shipping. The book can be ordered at: www.cancer.org .
To learn whether to use a particular complementary treatment, and, if so, how to choose the best practitioner, see Complementary Treatments
NOTE: Be sure to discuss any complementary treatments you are considering with your doctor - preferably before starting.
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