Articles of Interest

Northwest Natural Health believes a well-informed patient is better
able to understand and be involved in his or her treatment. Here are some
articles to help you learn more about complementary and alternative medicine.

Labriola, Dan and Livingston, Robert, “Possible interactions between
dietary antioxidants and chemotherapy” (www.cancernetwork.com)
Oncology 13.7 (July 1999): 1003.

Eisenberg DM, Kessler RC, Foster C, Norlock FE, Calkins DR,
Delbanco TL: “Unconventional medicine in the US: Prevalence, costs,
and patterns of use” N Engl J Med. 1993 Jan 28;328(4):246-52.

Labriola, Dan, “Compliance and your women patients: How managed
care combined with the popularity of complementary medicine is
affecting your practice” Northwest Physician 1996 4-6.

American Cancer Society News Center, “Can Vitamin D Prevent Cancer?
Studies suggest it has a role but evidence isn’t conclusive” 2005 http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Can_
Vitamin_D_Prevent_Cancer.asp

Chustecka, Zosia, “Shark cartilage extract has no effect in cancer”
American Society of Clinical Oncology 43rd Annual Meeting:
Abstract 7527. Presented June 2, 2007.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/557811