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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published online on August 5, 2008
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, doi:10.1093/jjco/hyn066
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© The Author (2008). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Present Day Oncology Care: Promises and Pitfalls

Anusheel Munshi, Lee Hsueh Ni and Manpreet Singh Tiwana

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India

For reprints and all correspondence: Anusheel Munshi, Department of Radiation Oncology 120, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India. E-mail: anusheel8{at}hotmail.com

Received December 10, 2007; accepted June 22, 2008

Cancer is already a well-recognized global phenomenon. The traditional approaches to cancer therapy have been surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. These modalities have shown considerable promise and presently form cornerstones of management of most malignancies. However, these conventional approaches have associated toxicities and suffer from limitations in curing advanced lesions. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), for reasons varying from cost to accessibility, has assumed significant importance in cancer therapy. In this article, we review the prominent modalities in CAM in present day cancer management and critically analyze their emerging potential into an evidence-based oncology practice.

Key Words: complementary • alternative medicine • oncology


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