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N Z Med J
; 123(1312): 61-7, 2010 Apr 09.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20389319
RESUMO
We present a patient with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma that had grown significantly during 16 months of intensive alternative therapy. The alternative medicine practitioner allegedly repeatedly reassured the patient that her condition was benign and advised against seeking conventional medical treatment. Due to the delayed presentation, the patient required extensive surgery and postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy. This case highlights the risks of alternative therapy in the place of proven conventional medical treatment and emphasises the limitations of current regulation of complementary and alternative medicine in New Zealand.