Alternative Therapies Used by Women With Breast Cancer in Four Ethnic Populations

Lee, Marion M.; Lin, Scarlett S.; Wrensch, Margaret; Adler, Shelley R.; Eisenberg, David M.

doi:10.1093/jnci/92.1.42

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“…Patients want to extend this period more, reduce the side effects of the treatments and have a quality life using CAM. In studies investigating the use of CAM by cancer patients, it is indicated that 30-50% use CAM (Lee et al, 2000;Pud et al, 2005;Scott et al, 2005;Upchurch et al, 2005;Verhoef et al, 2005).…”

Section: Use Of Complementary and Alternative Medicine In Patients Wimentioning

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer: a Systematic Review

Akpunar¹,

Bebiş²,

Yavan³

2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Section: Use Of Complementary and Alternative Medicine In Patients Wimentioning

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer: a Systematic Review

Akpunar¹,

Bebiş²,

Yavan³

2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The use of CAM is assessed with a modified two-part self-administered questionnaire based on previous studies [18][19][20][21]. Part 1 is a checklist asking for ever use of five main modalities: herbal and botanical supplements such as black cohosh, ginseng, and mistletoe (90 items); other natural products such as co-enzyme Q10, DHEA, and melatonin (26 items); special diets such as low-fat, macrobiotic, or vegan (12 items); mind-body healing such as hypnosis, support groups, or yoga (17 items); and body-based, energy-based, and other treatments such as acupuncture, naturopathy, or reiki (23 items).…”

Section: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Cam)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Pathways Study: a prospective study of breast cancer survivorship within Kaiser Permanente Northern California

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Lee

et al. 2008

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Objective-With 2.3 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S. today, identification of modifiable factors associated with breast cancer recurrence and survival is increasingly important. Only recently new studies have been designed to examine the impact of lifestyle factors on prognosis, including Pathways, a prospective study of women with breast cancer in Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC).Methods-Pathways aims to examine the effect on recurrence and survival of 1) lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity, quality of life, and use of alternative therapies and 2) molecular factors such as genetic polymorphisms involved in metabolism of chemotherapeutic agents. Eligibility includes any woman diagnosed with invasive breast cancer within KPNC, no previous diagnosis of other invasive cancer, age 21 years or older, and ability to speak English, Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin. Newly-diagnosed patients are identified daily from electronic pathology records and are enrolled within two months of diagnosis. An extensive baseline interview is conducted, blood and saliva samples are collected, and body measurements are taken. Women are followed for lifestyle updates, treatment, and outcomes by self-report and query of KPNC databases.Results-Recruitment began in January 9, 2006, and as of January 16, 2008, 1,539 women have been enrolled along with collection of 1,323 blood samples (86%) and 1,398 saliva samples (91%). Conclusions-ThePathways Study will become a rich resource to examine behavioral and molecular factors and breast cancer prognosis.

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“…Physicians are encouraged to have dialogue with their patients on dietary supplement benefits and the risks related to given disease situations. Women in different cultures have expressed a need for more nutritional counselling and an interest in alternative therapies (Sutherland et al, 1993;Lee et al, 2000;Salminen et al, 2000). As observed in a recent survey from the Mayo Clinic, only a minority of respondents reported consuming a diet low in fat and exercising at a recommended level (Pinto et al, 2002).…”

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Dietary attitudes and changes as well as use of supplements and complementary therapies by Australian and Finnish women following the diagnosis of breast cancer

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Objective: This study investigated self-reported dietary attitudes and changes, and use of complementary approaches among breast cancer patients in relation to age, education and time since diagnosis. Design and setting: Australian (ABC, N ¼ 215) and Finnish (FBC, N ¼ 139) breast cancer patients were surveyed at the university cancer centres with voluntary participation. Logistic regression models were used to adjust for differences in demographic patient characteristics between the groups. The influence of demographic variables was further studied separately or combined. Results: In all, 30% of FBC patients and 39% of ABC patients reported having changed their diet (P ¼ 0.033). Higher education, younger age and longer time from diagnosis were significantly associated with the probability of changes. The main changes reported included reduced consumption of animal fat, sugar and red meat, and increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. In all, 6% of ABC and 4% of FBC patients had stopped smoking and 24% of ABC and 27% of FBC patients reported to have increased their level of physical exercise. Choices were associated with age (Po0.007), length of the disease history (P o0.01) and level of education (P o0.002). Conclusion: One-third of breast cancer patients surveyed reported to have changed their dietary habits. Both populations reported a need for dietary and lifestyle counselling. This need was experienced as poorly recognised by the physicians at present, and warrants future studies in dietary behaviour of breast cancer patients.

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Alternative Therapies Used by Women With Breast Cancer in Four Ethnic Populations

Cited by 331 publications

References 24 publications

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer: a Systematic Review

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer: a Systematic Review

The Pathways Study: a prospective study of breast cancer survivorship within Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Dietary attitudes and changes as well as use of supplements and complementary therapies by Australian and Finnish women following the diagnosis of breast cancer

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