A prospective, multicenter study of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) utilization during definitive radiation for breast cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-46

  Moran, Meena S ^a,b   Ma, Shuangge ^c   Jagsi, Reshma ^d   Yang, Tzu I Jonathan ^a   Higgins, Susan A ^a,e   Weidhaas, Joanne B ^a   Wilson, Lynn D ^a,f   Lloyd, Shane ^a   Peschel, Richard ^a,f   Gaudreau, Bryant ^b   Rockwell, Sara ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b William W Backus Hospital   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Shoreline Medical Center   (United States)

^f Lawrence and Memorial Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY-BASED; BREAST CANCER; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES; HIGHER EDUCATION; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; RADIATION TREATMENTS; SKIN TOXICITY;

DISEASES; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

CAMS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; CHLORELLA EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; COPPER; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EMODIN; FOLIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PRIMROSE OIL; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TURMERIC; UBIDECARENONE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP; XANTHOPHYLL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDITATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION ONCOLOGIST; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; SELF EVALUATION; SELF SKIN ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; YOGA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COUNSELING; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 84871398039     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.025     Document Type: Article

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