Cancer TreatmentDANIELLE POMPA

ENGLISH 2010

ALTERNATIVE CANCER TREATMENT

VS.TRADITIONAL

CANCER TREATMENT

TRADITIONAL TREATMENTSChemotherapyRadiationSurgeryEffectiveness? (DeSantis et al.)

ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTSCAM (Complimentary and Alternative Medicine) TreatmentsChinese Medicine Effectiveness?(Brems et al.)(Tsai et al.)

CANCER AND STRESS “Several studies have given us a greater understanding of how stress encourages cancer progression” (Schor 59).

CONCLUSIONBoth traditional treatment AND alternative treatmentMore AvailabilityStress and alternative treatmentsComfort of patient

More research!

WORK CITED Brems, Christiane, Jodi Barnett, Virginia Cress Parret, Jesse Metzger, and Mark E. Johnson. "Alternative and Complementary Treatment Needs and Experiences of Women with Breast Cancer." Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 19.7 (2013): 657 663. CINAHL Complete. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.

DeSantis, Carol E., Chun Chieh Lin, Angela B. Mariotto, Rebecca L. Siegel, Kevin D. Stein, Joan L. Kramer, Rick Alteri, Anthony S. Robbins, and Ahmedin Jemal. "Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2014." CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (2014).

Schor, Jacob. "Beta-Blockers and Cancer: The Impact of Stress on Cancer." Townsend Letter 373/374 (2014): 59-62. Alt HealthWatch. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.

Tsai, Shiang-Jiun,Ying-Xu Ruan, Ching-Chih Lee, Moon-Sing Lee, Wen-Yen Chiou, Hon-Yi Lin, Feng-Chun Hsu, Yu-Chieh Su, Ta-Wen Hsu, and Shih-Kai Hung. "Use Of Chinese Medicine among

Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.“ African Journal of Traditional, Complementary & Alternative Medicines 11.2 (2014): 343-349. Alt HealthWatch. Web. 2 Oct. 2014.