Review
Nature Reviews Cancer 3, 845-858 (November 2003) | doi:10.1038/nrc1210
Unconventional therapy for prostate cancer: good, bad or questionable?
Peter S. Nelson1 & Bruce Montgomery2 About the authors
Abstract
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) encompasses a wide range of interventions that are often used for the prevention and treatment of malignant disease. As prostate cancer is characterized by strong dietary influences, a long disease latency period and limited treatment strategies for advanced disease, many patients turn to CAM with the belief that they represent a viable therapeutic option that is free of adverse side effects. Although the efficacy of many CAM therapies seems compelling, definitive studies are underway and the potentially harmful effects of these 'natural' interventions need to be recognized.
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Author affiliations
- Divisions of Human Biology and Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington and VA Puget Sound HCS, 1660 South Columbian Way, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA.
Correspondence to: Peter S. Nelson1 Email: pnelson@fhcrc.org
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