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Medicina complementaria y alternativa en el cáncer de mama: consideraciones para el oncólogo quirúrgico de mama

Stephanie K Serres¹, Stevie Saxon-Filipe², Theresa Schwartz³

¹Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. Stephanie.Serres@utsouthwestern.edu.

Annals of surgical oncology

|August 23, 2025

Resumen

Muchos pacientes con cáncer exploran la medicina complementaria y alternativa (MAC). Los oncólogos quirúrgicos deben comprender estas opciones para las discusiones de consentimiento informado, que cubren enfoques psicológicos, físicos y dietéticos, además de estrategias de comunicación éticas.

Área de la Ciencia:

En el campo de la oncología
La medicina integrada
Ética médica

Sus antecedentes:

Un número significativo de pacientes con cáncer consideran o utilizan la medicina complementaria y alternativa (MAC).
Los oncólogos quirúrgicos requieren conocimientos de CAM para discutir efectivamente las opciones de tratamiento con los pacientes.
Las discusiones sobre el consentimiento informado son cruciales cuando los pacientes exploran terapias no tradicionales.

Objetivo del estudio:

Revisar los enfoques de la medicina complementaria y alternativa (MAC) relevantes para el tratamiento del cáncer.
Para resaltar la importancia de que los oncólogos quirúrgicos entiendan el CAM para las discusiones con los pacientes.
Proporcionar información sobre las consideraciones éticas y las estrategias de comunicación para las consultas de CAM.

Principales métodos:

Revisión de la literatura sobre los enfoques psicológicos, físicos y dietéticos complementarios.
Análisis de las consideraciones éticas en las discusiones sobre el CAM.
Exploración de estrategias de comunicación efectivas para los oncólogos.

Principales resultados:

Los pacientes con cáncer consideran con frecuencia la terapia con anticonceptivos.
El conocimiento de la CAM facilita el consentimiento informado y la atención centrada en el paciente.
Las estrategias éticas y de comunicación son vitales para discutir el CAM.

Conclusiones:

Los oncólogos quirúrgicos necesitan un conocimiento práctico de CAM para apoyar a los pacientes.
La comunicación efectiva y las consideraciones éticas son primordiales en las discusiones sobre la CAM.
La integración del conocimiento de la CAM mejora la calidad de la atención y la toma de decisiones compartida.

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