Research Article
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Survey of Its Use in Pediatric Oncology
Table 3
Conventional and CAM concurrent use.
| | Therapeutic agent | No. of users () | CAM products | Frequency |
| Immunosuppressants:
6-MP, methotrexate, vincristine, doxirubin, cyclosporine, and prednisone (corticosteroid) | 17 (85.0%) | Vitamins/minerals
Herbal
Homeopathic
Probiotics
Other | 12
1
2
1
1 |
| Antibiotics:
Septra, amoxicillin | 11 (55.0%) | Vitamins/minerals
Herbal
Probiotics | 8
1
1 |
| | Other: dapsone, G-CSF (neutrofil growth factor), gravol (antiemetic), diltiazem (Ca channel blocker), and kayexalate (hyperkalemia) | 4 (20.0%) | Vitamins/minerals
Other* | 3
1 |
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Other: senecot, BFL chronic fatigue.
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