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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