Open AccessThe effect of complementary and alternative medicineson quality of life in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Nahid Dehghan Nayeri,
Fataneh Bakhshi,
Afifeh Khosravi,
Zahra Najafi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_183_19
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , generalizability theory , quality of life (healthcare) , alternative medicine , randomized controlled trial , systematic review , clinical trial , inclusion and exclusion criteria , psychological intervention , medline , disease , cancer , physical therapy , pathology , psychiatry , nursing , political science , law , statistics , mathematics
Breast cancer disease and its classic treatment lead to decrease in patients' quality of life (QOL). This systematic review aimed to compare the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) categories on the QOL of women with breast cancer.