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OBJECTIVE: Use of complementary and alternative treatment in breast cancer is shown very much (28% to 97%). The purpose of this review of the literature, patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer-related applications to determine the complementary and alternative treatment. METHODS: Literature 01/15 February 2013 between MED-LINE, Science Direct, and Web of Science for studies conducted between 2000 to 2013 search engines "complementary and alternative medicine, breast cancer" were screened with the words. As a result of the study reached 196 scans, according to the criteria examined 16 studies were included. In these studies, the place of, the sample size, characteristics, method of operation, characteristics of users, the prevalence of complementary and alternative treatment, complementary and alternative treatment use, a source of information, thoughts, etc. are evaluated. RESULTS: We have reached a total of 75.510 women diagnosed with breast cancer. Prevalence of complementary and alternative treatment use is ranged from %24 to %98. Participants, used at least acupuncture and meditation therapies, more vitamins / minerals as a method of complementary and alternative treatments. CONCLUSION: Complementary and alternative treatment is widely used in patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer. But complementary and alternative treatment therapies may be effected positively of treatment, while others may show a negative effect. So this is very important to manage the medical treatment and care process more effectively.

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