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ReviewAnnals of surgical oncology2025

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Breast Cancer: Considerations for the Breast Surgical Oncologist.

Stephanie K Serres, Stevie Saxon-Filipe, Theresa Schwartz

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Review in Annals of surgical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Stephanie K SerresDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Stephanie.Serres@utsouthwestern.edu.
Stevie Saxon-FilipeDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Theresa SchwartzDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A significant portion of cancer patients will consider or ultimately pursue complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) treatment strategies. Having a working knowledge of these topics is important for a surgical oncologist to participate in informed consent discussions when patients are considering CAM approaches. Psychological, physical, and dietary complementary approaches are discussed, as well as ethical considerations and communication strategies to approach these discussions.

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Breast NeoplasmsComplementary TherapiesOncologistsFemaleHumansInformed ConsentPhysician-Patient RelationsSurgical Oncology

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