Complementary therapies

Sometimes patients look for complementary therapies to do in parallel with more traditional treatments.

There are advantages to using some of these treatments together with conventional medicine, as in the case of acupuncture that can help with pain and to relax.

But there are also problems such as chemical interactions with your medication, or other antagonisms that need to be avoided at all costs to be sure that your cancer treatment is successful.

As such it is crucial that any non-conventional treatment is first discussed with your doctor with clarity, sobriety and with all the information available.

Always be honest with the team that takes care of you.

Often the terms alternative or complementary therapies are used as if they mean the same thing. They are not the same. For more information on this discussion see