2013
DOI: 10.1097/mph.0b013e31829f408a
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The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Irish Pediatric Cancer Patients

Abstract: The high prevalence of CAM use demonstrated in this study and particularly the high use of CAM medication therapies underlines the importance of physicians asking routinely about CAM use in this population.

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“…86% of CAM users reported benefit from the treatment with no side effects. CAM using ratio was effected positively from the patients or their family education level similar to our findings [15].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…86% of CAM users reported benefit from the treatment with no side effects. CAM using ratio was effected positively from the patients or their family education level similar to our findings [15].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Children with a genetic syndrome are commonly treated with CAM therapies such as nutritional, massage, animal-assisted therapy, as well as herbal and oral supplements [18]. As for children affected by pediatric tumors, more than the 50% of families reported that they ever used or were still using CAM [20]. In a recent US survey by Ndao and colleagues [21], the use of mind-body therapies had a 4-fold increase from pre-diagnosis to on-therapy in a sample of children with pediatric tumor.…”
Section: Patterns Of Cam Usage In Families Of Cshcnmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As principais motivações para a utilização destas práticas foram: a busca por um outro tipo de tratamento e pela cura do câncer; a prevenção da recaída da doença; a redução da dor; a redução ou a prevenção dos efeitos colaterais do tratamento convencional e o suporte para o sistema imune, para aumentar o apetite e para redução do estresse (AL-QUDIMAT, 2010;HAMIDAH, 2009;LIM, 2006, NAJA, 2011NDAO et al, 2013;O'CONNOR, 2013;SÁNCHEZ, 2011). Em 2006, em um estudo realizado no Brasil, a indicação de terceiros foi a motivação principal para o uso da medicina não-convencional (ELIAS, 2006).…”
Section: B) Motivações Para a Busca Dos Tratamentos Alternativos E Counclassified
“…Os benefícios da utilização dos TAC foram citados por outros estudos (GÓMEZ-MARTÍNEZ, 2007;LAENGLER et al, 2008;LIM, 2006;MOLASSIOTIS, 2004;NDAO et al, 2013;O'CONNOR, 2013). Particularmente na Alemanha, a taxa de aprovação foi de 89% e as famílias revelaram ainda que indicariam a utilização dos TAC para outras pessoas (LAENGLER et al, 2008.…”
Section: B) Motivações Para a Busca Dos Tratamentos Alternativos E Counclassified
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