The use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 468-473

  Swarup, Anu B ^a   Barrett, William ^a   Jazieh, Abdul Rahman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM; Cancer; Dietary supplements; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMRIT AMBROSIA; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CORAL CALCIUM; FISH OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; LYCOPENE; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE EXTRACT; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUCASIAN; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RELIGION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749554582     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: 1537453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.coc.0000221326.64636.b2     Document Type: Article

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