| A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be | | | | treatments, however, seem to rely |
| devastating. Many sufferers respond by | | | | primarily on dietary supplements and/or |
| seeking out alternative Complementary | | | | mind-body activities such as mediation, |
| and Alternative Medicines (CAM) | | | | yoga, and various forms of stress |
| Treatments. Why? | | | | control. No matter what method you |
| 1. Prostate cancer can be quite painful, | | | | select, you will have to choose whether |
| and with mainstream prostate cancer | | | | to use alternative methods as a |
| treatment you sometimes need too choose | | | | compliment to or a substitute for |
| your priority - maximum pain control or | | | | mainstream treatments. Using alternative |
| maximum treatment effectiveness. | | | | treatment to substitute for conventional |
| Moreover, treatments such as | | | | treatment can be lethal, of course, but |
| chemotherapy are often difficult to bear | | | | even supplementary treatment options can |
| apart from the pain. but also can often | | | | be dangerous if herbal medicine, dietary |
| add additional discomforts and | | | | supplements, etc. interact with or |
| distresses. | | | | interfere with the function of cancer |
| 2. Prostate cancer treatment is not | | | | drugs. One notable example is St. John's |
| cheap. And the longer you survive, the | | | | Wort, which interacts with chemotherapy |
| more expensive it gets. Some families | | | | drugs. Accordingly, any alternative |
| simply cannot withstand the financial | | | | prostate cancer treatment should be |
| burden. | | | | undertaken only with the guidance and |
| 3. Success is not certain. Mainstream | | | | consent of your doctor. |
| doctors will not promise miracle cures | | | | Some of these dietary supplements |
| or give guarantees, two of the hallmarks | | | | include saw palmetto, garlic, Vitamins |
| of some of the less reputable | | | | C, D, and E, and various forms of |
| alternative cancer treatment | | | | antioxidants. Mind-body activities |
| practitioners. | | | | desinge to reduce stress and thereby |
| Alternative prostate cancer treatment | | | | strengthen the immune system are also |
| methods cover a wide spectrum of | | | | popular. primarily due to the increased |
| treatments and philosophies. Various | | | | emphasis in recent decades of the power |
| unproven therapies are available. Most | | | | of the mind to affect the immune system. |