Germany
|
Period of Data Collection |
No. of included pats. |
Diagnosis |
Prevalence of CAM |
CAM, mostly used |
Reference |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
<1986 |
105 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
56 % used CAM |
not reported |
(12) |
|
|
1986-1991 |
128 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
32% used CAM |
herbs |
(13) |
|
|
1992-1997 |
108 |
Breast cancer |
50% used CAM |
not reported |
(14) |
|
|
206 |
Patients with gynecol. cancer (breast 25%) |
39% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(15) |
||
|
340 |
Patients with lung cancer, leukemia/lymphoma, or colorectal cancer |
21% used CAM |
naturopathy |
(16) |
||
|
103 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
45% used CAM |
vitamins |
(17) |
||
|
250 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
36% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(18) |
||
|
170 |
Patients with gynecol. cancer |
45% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(19) |
||
|
445 |
Patients with gynecol. cancer (breast 55%) |
20% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(20) |
||
|
1998-2003 |
119 |
Patients with breast gynecol. cancer |
44% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(21) |
|
|
103 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
43% used CAM |
vitamins |
(22) |
||
|
1024 |
Patients with gynecol. cancer |
41% used CAM |
selenium |
(23) |
||
|
203 |
Patients with breast cancer |
78% used CAM |
vitamins |
(24) |
||
|
1013 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
59% used CAM |
vitamins |
(25) |
||
|
> 2003 |
263 |
Patients with breast cancer |
31% used CAM |
vitamins |
(26) |
|
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