title: Complementary and alternative therapies for advanced prostate cancer.
abstract: This article reviews complementary and alternative therapies for advanced prostate cancer. This is not a comprehensive survey of nontraditional therapies for prostate cancer. Rather, this review focuses on alternative and complementary therapies with published studies to evaluate efficacy and safety. Three areas are addressed: alternative forms of hormonal therapy, management of side effects of hormonal therapy, and management of skeletal complications.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, USA. smith.matthew@mgh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000728:Androgens; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005483:Flushing / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D020902:Hypericum; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000188:drug therapy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D028024:Serenoa
chemical_list: D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D000728:Androgens; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D004164:Diphosphonates; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010936:Plant Extracts; C114209:herbal preparation PC-SPES; D004921:Erythropoietin; C040972:saw palmetto extract