Research News on Complementary Medicine

There are so many claims about complementary and holistic therapies that can help fight breast cancer, yet there is so little research to support many of these claims. This does not mean that the claims aren't true. But without clinical studies on the effectiveness and possible risks of these therapies, it's very difficult for doctors to recommend them.

For this reason, breastcancer.org supports and encourages research on all types of holistic therapies for breast cancer. Whenever a clinical study on one of these therapies comes out, we report on the findings and tell you how it might affect YOUR treatment choices.

Our experts also report on the many holistic therapies, including relaxation, meditation, acupuncture and more, that have been shown to help manage the side effects and pain associated with breast cancer and breast cancer treatments.

In this section you can read about research studies on yoga and other complementary and holistic therapies for cancer and treatment side effects.

These research reports are part of the breastcancer.org Research News program. Our experts examine recent breast cancer research for exciting advances, important updates, and changes in how breast cancer is treated and diagnosed.

We present these studies in easy-to-understand language, explaining their importance, how they were conducted, and what impact the results might have for YOU.

If you'd like to find out about upcoming Research News reports, as well as other important breastcancer.org programs, including Ask-the-Expert Online Confernces, we encourage you to sign up for free email updates.