Complementary Therapy
The goal of complementary medicine is to balance the whole person — physically, mentally, and emotionally — while conventional medicine does its work.
The goal of complementary medicine is to balance the whole person — physically, mentally, and emotionally — while conventional medicine does its work. For many people diagnosed with breast cancer, complementary medicine has helped to:
relieve symptoms
ease treatment side effects
improve quality of life
Researchers are working to better understand the value and benefit of complementary medicine in breast cancer.
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— Last updated on July 27, 2022, 1:45 PM
This section is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from the Crowther Family at Lakeview Professional Services, Inc.
Reviewed by 5 medical advisers
Raymond Chang, MD, FACP
Mereidian Medical Group, New York CIty, NYLorenzo Cohen, PhD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TXBeth Baughman DuPree, MD, FACS, ABIHM
Northern Arizona Healthcare, Sedona, AZJane I. Hart, MD
Preventive Medicine Consultations in Cleveland Heights, OHPamela Yee, MD
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