Cancer : Thérapies « complémentaires » et observance du traitement anti-tumoral font-elles bon ménage ?

Abstract

A recent paper shows that cancer patients using complementary therapies in addition to conventional treatment have distinctly worse outcomes. Analysis of the data shows that they are much more likely to refuse one component of conventional treatment: this explains the negative effects of recourse to complementary approaches and underlines the need for great caution in approving their use while ensuring correct adherence to the anti-tumour treatment.