Prevalence of complementary and alternative therapy use by cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 346-353

  Edwards, Grace V ^a   Aherne, Noel J ^a,b   Horsley, Patrick J ^a   Benjamin, Linus C ^a   Mclachlan, Craig S ^b   Mckay, Michael J ^a,c   Shakespeare, Thomas P ^a,b  

^a North Coast Cancer Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary alternative medicine; Complementary alternative therapy; Radiation oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN CANCER; VERY ELDERLY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CENTER; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84910006078     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12203     Document Type: Article

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