Safety alert over breast cancer therapies

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Safety alert over breast cancer therapies

Alternative 'cures' may interfere with conventional treatments

Adam in Hamburg

Friday March 19, 2004

The Guardian

More than half of women with breast cancer are taking ineffective

alternative therapies such as shark cartilage and mistletoe despite

fears they could interfere with conventional treatments.

Cancer experts are calling for greater safety checks on " dangerous "

complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs), which increasing

numbers of people are buying over the internet.

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