August 13, 2008 - According to August 4 in Cancer, published online new research data shows
that a considerable number of cancer survivors are receiving alternative medicine (CM)
health care, and traditional courses of treatment; these survivors were more likely to use
of CM is white, female, age below 55 years of age, and high-income patients; breast and
ovarian cancer survivors were more likely to use CM, melanoma and kidney cancer survivors
are least likely to use these treatment modalities .
From the American Cancer Society, said lead author Ted Gansler, MD, breast and ovarian
cancer survivors, compared to other survivors are more likely to use the CM, this is not
just confined to women with ovarian cancer, breast cancer, also rare in men. For example,
breast and ovarian cancer patients with all forms of CM in the case, more common than the
survivors of uterine cancer, cervical cancer patients are also women. Moreover, when
considering a multivariate regression analysis of gender, age, stage of disease and many
other factors, use of cancer types is still a significant predictor of CM.
Use of alternative therapies is common in the United States, and more and more different
health status of patients receiving alternative therapies. Analysis from the 2002 National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data show that 31,044 bits respondents, 36% reported in the
past year received at least more than one alternative therapy. If due to pray for the health
of people using alternative therapies into the use of the definition of CM, this figure will
jump to 62%.
In reply to NHIS survey of 1,904 bits cancer survivors, 40% said in the past year, using
some form of CM, 62% said that through prayer to heal; when the control factor, cancer
survivors are still using the case of CM higher than the general population, but other
chronic diseases, almost the same symptoms.
Ganser, MD, explained that a goal of the current study is the individual personality,
demographic characteristics and medical conditions affect the health decisions, such as
whether or not to use the CM, have a better understanding. Ganser, MD, told Medscape
Oncology that, because the result of differences in cancer types, may be cancer, prognosis
and severity of symptoms, or even adverse effects, together with various cancers for a
person's feelings, and the internal network of cancer survivors in the Personality and
Social group of. Cancer survivors do with gender differences in CM diagnosis will be
affected.
For example, he pointed out that yoga is more susceptible to female cancer survivors
welcome, far better than male cancer survivors, but also seems to be a common trend in the
general population. He said that you would expect that participation in yoga class women
than men. Gender differences in cognition and shared sense of the difference may affect the
use of certain alternative therapies, the attitude of different methods, such as massage,
which involves touching, the same will be affected.
In the current study, researchers analyzed 4,931 bits of cancer survivors, the survivors are
in the initial diagnosis in 10 to 24 months to census; their analysis of these survivors
with the use of CM-related prevalence and the relationship between medical and demographic.
These participants from 11 state registries, selected randomly, and these patients are in
January 2000 to September 2003 were diagnosed among breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder
cancer, uterine cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer or ovarian cancer, melanoma or skin
cancer, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These participants received by mail and telephone
survey, and asked about the use of 19 types of CM issues.
More than half of the participants were women (57.6%), mainly non-Hispanic whites (87.5%),
about than one third of participants (31.7%) younger than 65 years of age; group of patients
Nearly Sanfen II (60.5%) said that the family income of at least 40,000 U.S. dollars, and
nearly than one third more than at the university level of education (36.3%).
CM in 19 species in the study, prayer and spiritual training is the most common, 61.4% of
survivors report such CM; followed by a relaxation exercise (44.3%), faith and spiritual
convalescence (42.4%), nutritional supplements and vitamin intake (40.1%), meditation (15%),
religious consultation (11.3%) and massage (11.2%), and finally, support groups (9.7%).
Hypnosis rarely used (0.4%), feedback therapy (1.0%), acupuncture (1.2%) while the use of a
little more.
Compared with men, women regardless of use that are more common on the CM; the difference
between the sexes in the biological therapy is the smallest (odds ratio [OR], 0.719), rather
than the spirit of the mind body therapy (OR, 0.772), But the biggest gestures and body-
based learning (OR, 0.336), and energy medicine study (OR, 0.334).
August 13, 2008 - According to August 4 in Cancer, published online new research data shows
that a considerable number of cancer survivors are receiving alternative medicine (CM)
health care, and traditional courses of treatment; these survivors were more likely to use
of CM is white, female, age below 55 years of age, and high-income patients; breast and
ovarian cancer survivors were more likely to use CM, melanoma and kidney cancer survivors
are least likely to use these treatment modalities .
From the American Cancer Society, said lead author Ted Gansler, MD, breast and ovarian
cancer survivors, compared to other survivors are more likely to use the CM, this is not
just confined to women with ovarian cancer, breast cancer, also rare in men. For example,
breast and ovarian cancer patients with all forms of CM in the case, more common than the
survivors of uterine cancer, cervical cancer patients are also women. Moreover, when
considering a multivariate regression analysis of gender, age, stage of disease and many
other factors, use of cancer types is still a significant predictor of CM.
Use of alternative therapies is common in the United States, and more and more different
health status of patients receiving alternative therapies. Analysis from the 2002 National
Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data show that 31,044 bits respondents, 36% reported in the
past year received at least more than one alternative therapy. If due to pray for the health
of people using alternative therapies into the use of the definition of CM, this figure will
jump to 62%.
In reply to NHIS survey of 1,904 bits cancer survivors, 40% said in the past year, using
some form of CM, 62% said that through prayer to heal; when the control factor, cancer
survivors are still using the case of CM higher than the general population, but other
chronic diseases, almost the same symptoms.
Ganser, MD, explained that a goal of the current study is the individual personality,
demographic characteristics and medical conditions affect the health decisions, such as
whether or not to use the CM, have a better understanding. Ganser, MD, told Medscape
Oncology that, because the result of differences in cancer types, may be cancer, prognosis
and severity of symptoms, or even adverse effects, together with the different cancer for a
person's feelings, and the internal network of cancer survivors in the Personality and
Social group of. Cancer survivors do with gender differences in CM diagnosis will be
affected.
For example, he pointed out that yoga is more susceptible to female cancer survivors
welcome, far better than male cancer survivors, but also seems to be a common trend in the
general population. He said that you would expect that participation in yoga class women
than men. Gender differences in cognition and shared sense of the difference may affect the
use of certain alternative therapies, the attitude of different methods, such as massage,
which involves touching, the same will be affected.
In the current study, researchers analyzed 4,931 bits of cancer survivors, the survivors are
in the initial diagnosis in 10 to 24 months to census; their analysis of these survivors
with the use of CM-related prevalence and the relationship between medical and demographic.
These participants from 11 state registries, selected randomly, and these patients are in
January 2000 to September 2003 were diagnosed among breast cancer, prostate cancer, bladder
cancer, uterine cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer or ovarian cancer, melanoma or skin
cancer, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These participants received by mail and telephone
survey, and asked about the use of 19 types of CM issues.
More than half of the participants were women (57.6%), mainly non-Hispanic whites (87.5%),
about than one third of participants (31.7%) younger than 65 years of age; group of patients
Nearly Sanfen II (60.5%) said that the family income of at least 40,000 U.S. dollars, and
nearly than one third more than at the university level of education (36.3%).
CM in 19 species in the study, prayer and spiritual training is the most common, 61.4% of
survivors report such CM; followed by a relaxation exercise (44.3%), faith and spiritual
convalescence (42.4%), nutritional supplements and vitamin intake (40.1%), meditation (15%),
religious consultation (11.3%) and massage (11.2%), and finally, support groups (9.7%).
Hypnosis rarely used (0.4%), feedback therapy (1.0%), acupuncture (1.2%) while the use of a
little more.
Compared with men, women regardless of use that are more common on the CM; the difference
between the sexes in the biological therapy is the smallest (odds ratio [OR], 0.719), rather
than the spirit of the mind body therapy (OR, 0.772), But the biggest gestures and body-
based learning (OR, 0.336), and energy medicine study (OR, 0.334).
