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Ethical Issues Related to Patient Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA; and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI

Corresponding author: Geraldine M. Jacobson, MD, MPH, University of Iowa Health Care, Department of Radiation Oncology, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242; geraldine-jacobson@uiowa.edu

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A 38-year-old woman presents with severe vaginal bleeding and discharge that had continued for three months. A biopsy and CT PET scans revealed stage IIB high-grade squamous cell cervical carcinoma. Chemotherapy and radiation were suggested by the patient's gynecologist. The patient was resistant to the proposed treatment; she did not believe it would work and was concerned that it could cause menopause. Instead, the patient sought treatment at a facility whose Web site guarantees patients will be cured by their special combination of radiation and "immune boosting" herbal treatments, which preserve ovarian function. The patient's spouse was a strong advocate . . . [Click for More]

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