Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2001 Jun; 15(3): 559-71.

Complementary and alternative therapies for advanced prostate cancer.

Smith MR.

Division of Hematology and Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, USA. smith.matthew@mgh.harvard.edu

This article reviews complementary and alternative therapies for advanced prostate cancer. This is not a comprehensive survey of nontraditional therapies for prostate cancer. Rather, this review focuses on alternative and complementary therapies with published studies to evaluate efficacy and safety. Three areas are addressed: alternative forms of hormonal therapy, management of side effects of hormonal therapy, and management of skeletal complications.