Diorio Caroline, Salena Kristen, Ladas Elena J, Lam Catherine G, Afungcwhi Glenn M, Njuguna Festus, Marjerrison Stacey
McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Sep;64(9). doi: 10.1002/pbc.26501. Epub 2017 Feb 28.
Traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) strategies are widely utilized in pediatric oncology, with many families reporting T&CM use with the intention to cure cancer. Study of T&CM agents presents many challenges, as a heterogeneous group of agents and techniques are used for a variety of different purpose in many different oncologic conditions. We present a systematic review of the literature examining published reports in which T&CM agents are used with an intention of cure. Twenty-two reports were identified, with most reports being of poor quality. Novel paradigms are likely needed to further investigate T&CM agents.
传统医学与补充医学（T&CM）策略在儿科肿瘤学中被广泛应用，许多家庭报告使用T&CM旨在治愈癌症。对T&CM药物的研究面临诸多挑战，因为在许多不同的肿瘤疾病中，一组异质性的药物和技术被用于各种不同目的。我们对文献进行了系统回顾，审视了那些使用T&CM药物旨在治愈癌症的已发表报告。共确定了22份报告，大多数报告质量较差。可能需要新的范式来进一步研究T&CM药物。
