Complementary and alternative medicine use in radiotherapy: What are patients using?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1014-1020

  Gillett, John ^a,b   Ientile, Clare ^a   Hiscock, Joanne ^a   Plank, Ashley ^a   Martin, Jarad M ^a  

^a Radiation Oncology Queensland   (Australia)

^b Toowoomba Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG COST; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MASSAGE; NURSE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869408411     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0334     Document Type: Article

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