2009
DOI: 10.1590/s1414-32832009000300005
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Abstract: Buscou-se apreender os sentidos do uso de Medicinas Alternativas e Complementares (MAC) por pacientes em tratamento do câncer no Serviço de Oncologia do HC/Unicamp. Para tanto, analisou-se: 1) como os pacientes lidam com a saúde/doença; 2) as motivações e os processos subjacentes à decisão do uso das MAC; e 3) as redes de sociabilidades que influenciam na decisão pelo tratamento convencional e o não convencional do câncer. Verificou-se, com base no discurso de oito pacientes entrevistados, a importância do dis… Show more

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“…Religious concepts are learned in the family and social environments into which the patient is inserted, and are used in all stages of experience with the disease. In a narrative study of cancer patients (20) , the authors reported that religious practice is a crucial form of support for success in the conventional treatment of bladder cancer and to beat the disease.…”
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“…Religious concepts are learned in the family and social environments into which the patient is inserted, and are used in all stages of experience with the disease. In a narrative study of cancer patients (20) , the authors reported that religious practice is a crucial form of support for success in the conventional treatment of bladder cancer and to beat the disease.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is believed in the existence of 700 species that can act on malignant tumors. 4 The mind-body interventions, in turn, as the prayer of healing, faith 3,18,38,[40][41][42] and meditation 18,24,38,[40][41]44 are also cited with common practices in cancer treatment . In general, regarding the professional performance in the face of PICs, it is observed that the doctor, pharmacist, psychologist and nurse are the closest professional practices, 31 although they have limited knowledge, 17 which requires greater skill in this perspective.…”
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“…Assim, construímos as narrativas individuais (APÊNDICES E -P) com estes elementos, obtendo a descrição compreensiva das experiências, seguindo as considerações de Silva e Trentini (2002) ZAGO, 2007;GEERTZ, 1989). Spadacio e Barros (2009), num estudo narrativo com adoecidos oncológicos, mostram que a prática religiosa é uma forma de suporte crucial para o sucesso no tratamento convencional e superação da doença.…”
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