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Molassiotis, A.School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in cancer patients : a European survey
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Oxford University Press,2005
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Background: The aim of this study was to explore the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in cancer patients across a number of European countries.Methods: A descriptive survey design was developed. Fourteen countries participated in the study and data was collected through a descriptive questionnaire from 956 patients.Results: Data suggest that CAM is popular among cancer patients with 35.9% using some form of CAM (range among countries 14.8% to 73.1%). A heterogeneous group of 58 therapies were identified as being used. Herbal medicines and remedies were the most commonly used CAM therapies, together with homeopathy, vitamins/minerals, medicinal teas, spiritual therapies and relaxation techniques. Herbal medicine use tripled from use before diagnosis to use since diagnosis with cancer. Multivariate analysis suggested that the profile of the CAM user was that of younger people, female and with higher educational level. The source of information was mainly from friends/family and the media, while physicians and nurses played a small part in providing CAM-related information. The majority used CAM to increase the body's ability to fight cancer or improve physical and emotional well-being, and many seemed to have benefited from using CAM (even though the benefits were not necessarily related to the initial reason for using CAM). Some 4.4% of patients, however, reported side-effects, mostly transient.Conclusions: It is imperative that health professionals explore the use of CAM with their cancer patients, educate them about potentially beneficial therapies in light of the limited available evidence of effectiveness, and work towards an integrated model of health-care provision.
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Fernandez-Ortega, P.Institut Català Oncologia ICO, Barcelona, Spain
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Pud, D.Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Ozden, G.Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Scott, J. A.Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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Pantelil, V.Greek Oncology Nursing Society, Ag. Anargiri Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Margulies, A.Zurich University Hospital, Poliklinik Onkologie, Zurich, Switzerland
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Browall, MariaSahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:his)bror
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Magri, M.Università degli Studi di Milano, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Selvekerova, S.Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic,Department of Oncology, City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Madsen, E.Oncology Department, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Milovics, L.Department of Education, Institute for Oncology and Radiology, Belgrade, Serbia
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Bruyns, I.Belgian Society of Oncology Nursing, Brussels, Belgium
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Gudmundsdottir, G.Department of Oncology, Lanspitali, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Hummerston, S.Department of Oncology, City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Ahmad, A. M. A.School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Platin, N.School of Health Sciences, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kearney, N.Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom
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Patiraki, E.Greek Oncology Nursing Society, Department of Nursing, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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School of Nursing, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomInstitut Català Oncologia ICO, Barcelona, Spain
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