My Breakthrough
29 MAY 2007
Complementary Therapy Research - Tackling the Challenges
In December 2006, Breakthrough held a seminar to discuss and tackle the issues involved in complementary therapy research.
Many women use complementary therapies because they want to play a more active role in their breast cancer management, to manage stress and help alleviate the side effects of conventional treatment.
To date, there has been a lack of strong scientific evidence to support the benefits, or otherwise, of these therapies. This has led to confusion over the effectiveness and safety of some treatments and therefore more scientific research in these areas is needed.
Read more about the seminar and the development of Breakthrough's programme of research to investigate the use of complementary therapies in breast cancer management.
Many women use complementary therapies because they want to play a more active role in their breast cancer management, to manage stress and help alleviate the side effects of conventional treatment.
To date, there has been a lack of strong scientific evidence to support the benefits, or otherwise, of these therapies. This has led to confusion over the effectiveness and safety of some treatments and therefore more scientific research in these areas is needed.
Read more about the seminar and the development of Breakthrough's programme of research to investigate the use of complementary therapies in breast cancer management.
