Research Article
A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy in Thailand
Table 2
Types of complementary and alternative medicine used by patients
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| | Type | Frequency (%) |
| | Diet & nutrition | | | Food/vitamin supplement | 86 (56.9) | | Dietary adjustment | 75 (49.7) | | Vegetarian food | 25 (16.6) | | High dose vitamin C | 14 (9.3) | | Physical body/relaxation | | | Massage | 34 (22.5) | | Aromatherapy | 23 (15.2) | | Detoxification | 20 (13.3) | | Electromagnetic therapy | 4 (2.6) | | Acupuncture | 3 (2.0) | | Mind-body | | | Meditation | 64 (42.4) | | Yoga | 8 (5.3) | | Tai chi | 6 (4.0) | | Yorae | 5 (3.3) | | Herbal medicine | 47 (31.1) | | Spiritual therapies | 17 (11.3) |
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