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Research: HARDELL and colleagues,
Listed in Issue 35
Abstract
HARDELL and colleagues, Onkologiska Kliniken, Regionsjukhuset, Orebro, Sweden conducted a questionnaire study to determine the use and prevalence of alternative medicine treatment among cancer patients .
Background
Methodology
Included in the study were 854 cancer patients in the Umea health care region, over the 10-year period from 1987-96. Controls were 144 residents selected randomly from the population register.
Results
16.8% of cancer patients in 1987, 14.4% in 1990 and 16.4% in 1996 used alternative treatments, compared to 19.4% of controls in 1987. The most common forms of alternative medicine were chiropractic and acupuncture and the majority of treatments were for muscle or musculoskeletal system pain .
Conclusion
References
Hardell L et al. A new study of patients with cancer in Umea alternative medicine is no alternative. Lakartidningen 95(18): 2092-5. April 29 1998 .
