Switzerland
|
Period of Data Collection |
No. of included pats. |
Diagnosis |
Prevalence of CAM |
CAM, mostly used |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
<1986 |
153 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
23% used CAM |
diets |
(36) |
|
101 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
32% used CAM |
beetred juice |
(37) |
|
|
1986-1991 |
161 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
44% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(38) |
|
160 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
52% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(39) |
|
|
1992-1997 |
195 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
40% used CAM |
anthroposophic medicine |
(40) |
|
1998-2003 |
108 |
Patients with various forms of cancer |
39% used CAM |
mistletoe extracts |
(41) |
References
(36) Hauser, S. P. Krebspatient und Paramedizin Kontakte, Theorien und Behandlungsweisen. 1981. Universität Zürich.
Ref Type: Thesis/Dissertation
(37) Obrist R, Meiss von M, Obrecht JP. Verwendung paramedizinischer Behandlungsmethoden durch Tumorpatienten. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1986;111:283-7.
(38) Berger DP, Obrist R, Obrecht JP. Tumorpatient und Paramedizin
[Tumor patients and alternative medicine. Attempt at characterizing users of alternative treatment methods in oncology]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1989;114 Nr. 9:323-30.
(39) Morant R, Jungi WF, Koehli C, Senn HJ. Warum benützen Tumorpatienten Alternativmedizin? Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1991;121(27/28):1029-34.
(40) von Rohr E, Pampallona S, van Wegberg B, Cerny T, Hurny C, Bernhard Jet al. Attitudes and Beliefs towards Disease and Treatment in Patients with Advanced Cancer Using Anthroposophical Medicine. Onkologie 2000;23(6):558-63.
(41) van der Weg F., Streuli RA. Use of alternative medicine by patients with cancer in a rural area of Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly 2003;133(15-16):233-40.
