Australian breast cancer experts weigh in on the model’s decision to pursue alternative, ‘holistic’ treatments after her breast cancer surgery.
Experts have encouraged patients to seek out evidence-based treatment options from trusted healthcare professionals after Elle Macpherson says she refused to include chemotherapy as part of her treatment for breast cancer.
The institute distinguishes between alternative therapies, which replace standard medicine, and complementary therapies which are employed alongside regular medical treatment to aid with the side effects and stress of having cancer. “All we ask is that people go to really trusted sources of information to make the right decision for them.”
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