2012
A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Utilization During Definitive Radiation for Breast Cancer
Moran MS, Ma S, Jagsi R, Yang TJ, Higgins SA, Weidhaas JB, Wilson LD, Lloyd S, Peschel R, Gaudreau B, Rockwell S. A Prospective, Multicenter Study of Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Utilization During Definitive Radiation for Breast Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 85: 40-46. PMID: 22658441, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsAlternative medicine utilizationCancer patientsBreast cancerCAM practicesDefinitive radiationCAM usersMedicine utilizationBreast patientsFirst prospective studyRadiation therapy useMulti-institutional studyOral CAMYounger patientsTherapy useCAM useStudy cohortCAM usageMulticenter studyProspective studyCAM utilizationStage 0Radiation therapyPatientsMultivariate analysis
2011
A prospective, multicenter trial of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) utilization by patients undergoing definitive breast radiotherapy.
Moran M, Yang J, Ma S, Gaudreau B, Higgins S, Weidhaas J, Wilson L, Peschel R, Fass D, Rockwell S. A prospective, multicenter trial of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) utilization by patients undergoing definitive breast radiotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 241-241. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.27_suppl.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCAM useRadiation therapyStage 0Relaxation/stress reductionTreatment-related symptomsLarge prospective studiesChance of cureAlternative medicine utilizationUtilization of CAMPaucity of dataYounger ptsStudy nursesMulticenter trialSymptom reliefProspective studyBreast radiotherapySkin assessmentHigh prevalenceMedicine utilizationAlternative medicineCAM practicesRT centersAssessment scoresHigher education levelSignificant differences