Vassiliki Panteli

TL;DR: It is imperative that health professionals explore the use of CAM with their cancer patients, educate them about potentially beneficial therapies in light of the limited available evidence of effectiveness, and work towards an integrated model of health-care provision.

TL;DR: Findings suggested that a high proportion of breast cancer patients used CAM, which may have implications for the clinical management of these patients.

TL;DR: As CAM is increasingly used by patients with lung cancer, it is important to be able to assist patients make an appropriate decision by discussing the issue of CAM openly, providing reassurance and communicating safe and appropriate information to patients.

TL;DR: As one-third of colorectal cancer patients use CAM, health professionals should be more aware of this approach to the patient's management and discuss the role of CAM therapies with patients in a non-judgemental and open manner.

TL;DR: Assessment of the use of complementary and alternative medicine specifically in women with gynecological cancer found that patients used CAM to increase the body's ability to fight the cancer or to improve physical and emotional well-being.