Journal article
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies as Symptom Management Strategies for the Late Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
Journal of holistic nursing, Vol.33(1), pp.84-97
03/01/2015
DOI: 10.1177/0898010114539191
PMID: 24935277
Abstract
Advancements in breast cancer treatment continue to improve the likelihood of survival. The increase in survival has come at a cost, however; the late effects of breast cancer treatment have remained a constant reminder to women of what they have endured and require holistic nursing's attention. One area of nursing practice that might improve the condition of breast cancer survivors once their treatment has ended is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. To provide guidance to nurses working with breast cancer survivors, a focused review of the literature exploring the symptomatology and prevalence of breast cancer's late effects as well as the use of CAM therapies to improve those effects is presented. Evidence suggests that CAM therapies have sometimes been incorporated into symptom management strategies currently employed; however, the evidential claims as a whole have been generally inconclusive, especially for complete resolution of the late effects. Regardless, a number of studies demonstrate a reduction of negative symptoms experienced with few to no side effects of CAM therapies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies as Symptom Management Strategies for the Late Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
- Creators
- Ashley M. Henneghan - The University of Texas at AustinTracie Harrison - The University of Texas at Austin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of holistic nursing, Vol.33(1), pp.84-97
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/0898010114539191
- PMID
- 24935277
- ISSN
- 0898-0101
- eISSN
- 1552-5724
- Number of pages
- 14
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984696708902771
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