Use of Self-Care and Practitioner-Based Forms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine before and after a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Table 4

Proportion of CAM use during treatment, by treatment type, among women in the LIBCSP follow-up interview (2002–2004).

	Chemotherapy (𝑛=310)	Radiation (𝑛=464)	Tamoxifen (𝑛=462)
Multivitamins (any)	37.4%	55.2%	80.7%
Single vitamins	33.2%	48.7%	54.1%
Vitamin E	18.1%	18.8%	34.6%
Vitamin C	18.1%	19.0%	32.3%
Calcium	12.3%	12.3%	28.8%
Selenium	6.5%	6.3%	8.4%
B-complex	4.8%	4.1%	8.2%
Herbs and botanicals	13.2%	12.6%	23.6%
Green tea	8.1%	4.3%	13.6%
Echinacea	3.5%	1.1%	7.6%
Ginkgo biloba	^a	^a	3.7%
Chamomile	^a	^a	1.5%
Garlic	^a	^a	1.1%
Black cohosh	0.0%	0.0%	1.1%
Astragalus root	^a	^a	^a
Other OTC Products	8.1%	10.0%	16.2%
Glucosamine	0.0%	^a	6.3%
Co-Q-10	2.3%	2.4%	5.6%
Chondroitin	0.0%	^a	5.4%
Laxatives	3.2%	1.9%	5.4%
Flax seed oil	^a	^a	3.7%
Fish oil/EPA/Omega-3	^a	1.5%	3.5%
Melatonin	^a	^a	2.2%
Mind-body	28.4%	31.0%	22.9%
Meditation	16.1%	12.3%	13.0%
Visualization	14.5%	9.9%	8.0%
Yoga	^a	1.5%	6.9%
Music therapy	8.7%	5.8%	6.3%
Poetry therapy or journaling	7.1%	3.9%	3.7%
Tai chi	1.6%	^a	2.6%
Support groups	23.9%	11.2%	12.8%
Prayer	48.7%	39.9%	38.1%
Practitioner based	21.6%	17.4%	26.0%
Chiropractor	4.5%	2.8%	11.3%
Psychotherapy	11.3%	5.8%	9.1%
Massage	5.5%	1.9%	8.7%
Reiki	4.2%	1.7%	3.7%
Acupuncture	^a	^a	2.6%
Nutritionist	2.6%	1.3%	1.5%
Special diets	22.9%	29.0%	26.0%
Low-fat	17.4%	15.9%	22.1%
No red meat	7.4%	6.5%	8.0%
Weight loss	1.6%	2.6%	8.0%
High fiber diet	5.2%	4.5%	5.8%
Organic fruits and vegetables	6.8%	4.7%	4.3%
Changed consumption of soy	4.2%	3.0%	3.7%

aData are not displayed due to cell sizes <5.