Alternative therapies
If you wish to investigate the use of alternative therapies, you should look for suitably qualified and reputable alternative practitioners. You should also always inform the practitioner that you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).
Before embarking on an alternative therapy, you should always talk about it with your doctor or healthcare team
It is also important to remember that any alternative therapies ought not to interfere with your mainstream medical treatment. Indeed, reputable practitioners of alternative medicine will not encourage their patients with NHL to discontinue or change their medical treatment.
There are many alternative therapies (sometimes known as complementary therapies). Some of the most common include:
- Homoeopathy
- Acupuncture
- Herbal medicines
- Chiropractic techniques
Many of these therapies can be very valuable – for example, acupuncture has been shown to help with feelings of nausea. However, it is worth remembering that there is no proven benefit from any of these alternative therapies in the treatment of NHL.