The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms?

Table 5

Modalities of CAM used.

CAM		%
Dietary, nutritional therapy
Mushrooms	90	46.6
Ginseng	103	53.4
Beans	84	43.5
Kale, Onion juice	54	28.0
Biological supplements
Vitamins	78	40.4
Medicinal herbs (aloe, dandelion)	22	11.4
Supplements for blood circulation	17	8.8
Shark cartilage, Chitosan	10	5.2
Mind-body interventions
Prayer, Meditation, Zen	66	34.2
Exercise, Yoga	104	53.9
Psychotherapy	14	7.3
Breathing	4	2.1
Manipulative and body-based therapies
Massage	39	20.2
Sujichim (Korean hand acupuncture)	1	0.5
Acupressure	6	3.1
Chiropractic (Chuna therapy)	2	1.0
Alternative medicine
Acupuncture	43	22.3
Traditional Korean Herbal Medicine	45	23.3
Moxibustion and Cupping	14	7.3
Physiotherapy	0	0
Other	3	1.6