Association of complementary medicine, cancer treatment, survival

(JAMA Network) The use of complementary medicine by patients with four common cancers (breast, prostate, lung or colorectal) was associated with refusal of conventional cancer treatment and with a greater risk of death, although the difference in survival may be alleviated by adherence to all recommended conventional cancer therapies.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news