Herbal Medicine: Friend or Foe?

Many cancer patients report the use of supplements and herbal medicines but may not always disclose their use to their health-care team. Along with potential interactions, these therapies may also affect outcomes of treatment. During JADPRO Live Virtual 2021, Roberta Bourgon, ND, emphasized the impo...

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Autor principal: Bourgon, Roberta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Harborside Press LLC 2022
Materias:
Meeting Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9126332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35663180
http://dx.doi.org/10.6004/jadpro.2022.13.3.16
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Sumario:Many cancer patients report the use of supplements and herbal medicines but may not always disclose their use to their health-care team. Along with potential interactions, these therapies may also affect outcomes of treatment. During JADPRO Live Virtual 2021, Roberta Bourgon, ND, emphasized the importance of opening a dialogue with patients regarding complementary and alternative medicine and guiding patients in making appropriate choices in their treatment.

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