hypericum and Anemia

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.

Topics: Acupuncture; Adenocarcinoma; Androgen Antagonists; Androgens; Anemia; Anticarcinogenic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Breast Neoplasms; Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; Complementary Therapies; Depression; Diphosphonates; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Erythropoietin; Female; Flushing; Humans; Hypericum; Male; Multicenter Studies as Topic; Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent; Osteoporosis; Phytotherapy; Pilot Projects; Plant Extracts; Prospective Studies; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostatic Neoplasms; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Serenoa