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Use Of Altenative Medicine In Prostate Cancer
Because alternative or complementary therapies could interact with other medicines, it is very important for patients to tell their physician everything they are taking.
After investigation of a group of 2,582 prostate cancer patients, the study found that 852 (about one third) reported the use of some alternative medicine, such as mineral or vitamin supplements, herbs, antioxidants and some sorts of alternative treatment for "prostate health," such as saw palmetto or lycopene.
The study has no conclusion about how prostate patients take the decision to start using complementary or alternative medicines and about the way they are getting their information. There is a...
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