Complementary and alternative medicine in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma-A SIOPE DIPG Network and Registry study.
Fatma E El-KhoulySyed M AdilMaria WieseEsther HullemanN Harry HendrikseGertjan J L KaspersChristof Maria KrammSophie E M Veldhuijzen van ZantenDannis G van Vuurdennull nullPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)
This survey demonstrates that worldwide, a considerable number of patients with DIPG use CAM. Physicians should be more aware of potential CAM use and actively discuss the topic. In addition, more research is needed to gain knowledge about possible anticancer effects of CAM and (positive/negative) interactions with conventional therapies.