Complementary Therapies and Childhood Cancer

Myers, Cynthia D.; Stuber, Margaret L.; Bonamer-Rheingans, Jennifer I.; Zeltzer, Lonnie K.

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“…CAM has become widely used over the past decades by patients with cancer [4], with cancer survivors reporting greater use than the general population [5]. As many as 50%-83% of adult patients with cancer [6] and 84% of children with cancer in the U.S. [7], and up to 65% of adult patients with cancer [8,9] and 46% of children [10] with cancer in Australia, report using CAM at least once after the diagnosis of cancer.…”

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Cancer Patient Disclosure and Patient-Doctor Communication of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use: A Systematic Review

et al. 2012

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After completing this course, the reader will be able to:1. Discuss the danger inherent in nondisclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use due to the potential for herb-or vitamin-drug interactions with conventional treatment.2. Explain the need for greater patient-doctor communication about CAM use in oncology settings in order to maintain patient safety and wellbeing.This article is available for continuing medical education credit at CME.TheOncologist.com. CME CME Results. A total of 21 studies were located, which reported a prevalence of CAM use among patients with cancer ranging between 11% and 95%; of these patients, 20% to 77% did not disclose their CAM use. The main reasons for nondisclosure were the doctor's lack of inquiry; patient's anticipation of the doctor's disapproval, disinterest, or inability to help; and patient's perception that disclosure of CAM use is irrelevant to their conventional care. There is some evidence to suggest that patient-doctor communication about the use of CAM was associated with an enhanced patient-doctor relationship and higher patient satisfaction. ABSTRACT Conclusions. Although the use of CAM by patients with

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Cancer Patient Disclosure and Patient-Doctor Communication of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use: A Systematic Review

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“…Use of CAM as a whole ranges from 31% to 84% in the pediatric oncology population, and the use of biologically based nonvitamin, nonmineral therapies is as high as 20%. 7,[230][231][232] This proportion increases to 40% when vitamin and mineral supplements are included. 233 It is hoped that the wealth of opportunities for biologically based CAM research in oncology in general, with special emphasis on pediatric oncology, will be realized.…”

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“…A recent review found no prospective randomized clinical trials and only two preliminary studies of biologically based CAM therapies in the pediatric oncology population between 1994 and 2004. 230 This state of affairs is not due to lack of interest on the part of patients and their families. Use of CAM as a whole ranges from 31% to 84% in the pediatric oncology population, and the use of biologically based nonvitamin, nonmineral therapies is as high as 20%.…”

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Developmental Therapeutics: Review of Biologically Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for Potential Application in Children With Cancer-Part II

Melnick¹

2006

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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“…Healthcare professionals should establish an open dialogue that will lead to a clear distinction between harmful and possibly helpful CAM therapies (Jankovic et al, 2004). In a review of a decade of survey research on CAM use in childhood cancer, Myers et al (2005) concluded that most physicians are unaware of the CAM therapies that children experience. In another study conducted with oncology physicians, it was found that half of the doctors who were informed of the complementary therapies their patients were experiencing were supportive of these practices (massages, journal writing, support groups, acupuncture, biofeedback and art therapy (Roberts et al, 2005).…”

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The use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: a questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey

Kürtüncü¹,

Yıldız²,

Akhan³

2016

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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Background: The objective of this study was to determine what complementary and alternative therapies are used in cases of childhood cancer, the frequency of their use and the factors that affect the tendency to resort to these therapies. Materials and Methods:The study, of cross-sectional design, was conducted with the parents of 101 children diagnosed with cancer, using a questionnaire and the technique of face-to-face interviews. Mean scores, percentages, chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the statistical analysis. During the study, interviews were held with 42.6% of the children's mothers and with the fathers of 44.6%. Results: The mean age of the children was 8.66±4.52 years. A group of 33.7% of the parents was making use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their children. Of the parents, 76.5% stated that CAM had been instrumental in reducing a tumor, 53.8% said that their child's general condition had improved and 15.4% expressed an increase in morale. Another 41.2% concealed their use of CAM from their doctors and nurses. The parents that were interviewed: the age of the mother, the age of the father and the family's economic status were determining factors in the parents' use of CAM. The prevalence of the use of CAM among parents with children with cancer is not negligible. Conclusion: It is the researchers' belief that health professionals must be informed about the use of CAM and its methods and that the patients should be evaluated with an impartial approach and given information about the use of CAM, together with conventional treatment.

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Complementary Therapies and Childhood Cancer

Cited by 33 publications

References 35 publications

Cancer Patient Disclosure and Patient-Doctor Communication of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use: A Systematic Review

Cancer Patient Disclosure and Patient-Doctor Communication of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use: A Systematic Review

Developmental Therapeutics: Review of Biologically Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for Potential Application in Children With Cancer-Part II

The use of complementary and alternative therapies in childhood cancer: a questionnaire based on a descriptive survey from the western black sea region of Turkey

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