Rackley J Daniell, Clark Peter E, Hall M Craig
Department of Urology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1094, USA.
Urol Clin North Am. 2006 May;33(2):237-46, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2005.12.007.
Complimentary and alternative medicines (CAM) have increased drastically in popularity in the past decade. These are largely in the form of nutritional supplements. Despite a wealth of information sources on the subject, the fundamental problem with CAM therapies is a dearth of evidence-based medicine. Advanced prostate cancer has significant long-term morbidity, and there is a growing interest in alternative and complimentary forms of therapy that will improve the outcomes of patients who have recurrent or advanced prostate cancer while obviating the need for more toxic forms of therapy. In this article we summarize the use of some of the more common CAM nutritional supplements and review the scientific data that are available to support their use.
在过去十年中,补充和替代医学(CAM)的受欢迎程度急剧上升。这些主要以营养补充剂的形式存在。尽管关于这个主题有丰富的信息来源,但CAM疗法的根本问题是缺乏循证医学依据。晚期前列腺癌具有显著的长期发病率,人们越来越关注替代和补充疗法,这些疗法将改善复发性或晚期前列腺癌患者的治疗效果,同时避免使用毒性更强的治疗方法。在本文中,我们总结了一些较常见的CAM营养补充剂的使用情况,并回顾了可支持其使用的科学数据。