After Marianne Sarcich underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2016, she called an acupuncturist in hopes of easing her cancer-related anxiety—but made sure to be upfront. “I told her right away that ...

There are a number of reasons why people use complementary or alternative therapies. A paper published in 2012 suggested that around half of people with cancer use some sort of complementary therapy, ...

Integrative medicine combines conventional and alternative, or complementary medicine, and is often framed as focusing on emotional and even spiritual aspects of health, as well as on physical ...

Complementary therapies such as exercise, mind-body practices, and dietary changes work alongside conventional multiple myeloma treatment to help manage symptoms and side effects, thereby supporting ...

We all know that getting enough protein in our diet is beneficial to our health, but why is that? Proteins are found in every cell, tissue, and bodily fluid. It is an important component of our diet, ...

For people battling prostate cancer, the fight can feel like a contest between the disease and the doctors. Their body is the battlefield, but they may nonetheless feel marginalized—more bystander ...