artykul o medycynie komplementarnej (ang.)

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine During Cancer Treatment: Beyond Innocence
Tascilar et al.
The Oncologist, Vol. 11, No. 7, 732-741, July 2006;
doi:10.1634/theoncologist.11-7-732

theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/full/11/7/732Abstract
Nowadays, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is popular all over the
world. Billions of dollars are spent in this booming business. For several
reasons, young, female, educated, and higher socioeconomic class cancer
patients, in particular, have shown interest in these agents. Unfortunately,
besides direct (and sometimes serious) side effects, several CAM ingredients
are capable of interfering with the metabolism of concurrently used drugs,
which may render the therapeutic outcome of the subscribed drug unpredictable.
In the case of anticancer drugs, with their usually narrow therapeutic window,
this may have dramatic consequences and can lead to unacceptable toxicities in
some cases or decreased therapeutic activity in others. Therefore, cancer
patients should be warned for these possible interactions and be advised to
discuss CAM use openly with their treating physician. The general concept that
natural products are harmless should thus be changed into a more realistic and
responsible attitude. A tightened legislation and regulation (including
Internet advertising and sales) could play a crucial role in this awareness
process. This should finally enable safe exploration of the potential
advantageous aspects of CAM, while living with cancer.

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