Nutrition intervention is beneficial to the quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing chemotherapy in Vietnam

LT Nguyen, AK Dang, PT Duong, HBT Phan… - Cancer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The best treatment therapy for gastrointestinal cancer patients is assessed by
the improvement of health status and quality of life (QoL) after treatments. Malnutrition is …

Provider-based complementary and alternative medicine use among three chronic illness groups: associations with psychosocial factors and concurrent use of …

FM Sirois - Complementary therapies in medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The focus of this study was to examine the patterns of provider-based
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use across three chronic illness groups …

Complementary and alternative medicine use and assessment of quality of life in Korean breast cancer patients: a descriptive study

E Kang, EJ Yang, SM Kim, IY Chung, SA Han… - Supportive Care in …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The worldwide use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among
cancer patients has increased, with breast cancer patients being more likely to use CAM …

The prevalence and determinants of the use of complementary and alternative medicine in adult Turkish cancer patients

F Tas, Z Ustuner, G Can, Y Eralp, H Camlica… - Acta …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
A study was undertaken to analyze the extent of using complementary alternative medicine
(CAM) and to compare sociodemographic and medical characteristics of users and non …

Use of CAM among cancer patients: results of a regional survey in Sweden

M Källman, S Bergström, T Carlsson, J Järås… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2023 - Springer
Background The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by patients is
widespread. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the extent and details of …

Complementary and alternative medicine use and its association with emotional status and quality of life in patients with a solid tumor: a cross-sectional study

A Jang, DH Kang, DU Kim - The Journal of Alternative and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Objectives: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been used widely in
various populations for various purposes, including emotional support and improvement of …

Cancer survivors with unmet needs were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine

JJ Mao, SC Palmer, JB Straton, PF Cronholm… - Journal of Cancer …, 2008 - Springer
Purpose Despite advancements in cancer care, cancer survivors continue to experience a
substantial level of physical and emotional unmet needs (UMN). This study aims to …

Integrating dietary supplements into cancer care

M Frenkel, DI Abrams, EJ Ladas… - Integrative cancer …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Many studies confirm that a majority of patients undergoing cancer therapy use self-selected
forms of complementary therapies, mainly dietary supplements. Unfortunately, patients often …

Greco‐Arab and Islamic herbal‐derived anticancer modalities: From tradition to molecular mechanisms

H Zaid, M Silbermann, E Ben-Arye… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of cancer is increasing in the developed countries and even more so in
developing countries parallel to the increase in life expectancy. In recent years, clinicians …

Integrative medicine consultation service in a comprehensive cancer center: findings and outcomes

M Frenkel, L Cohen, N Peterson… - Integrative cancer …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives. This study portrays the characteristics of patients who attended an integrative
oncology clinic at a large comprehensive cancer center and evaluated whether this service …