Surviving breast cancer - The role of complementary therapies
Surviving breast cancer - The role of complementary therapies
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DOI：
10.1097/00003727-200301000-00003
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Geller, BM
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作者：
Canales, MK;Geller, BM
早期发现和有效治疗延长了被诊断患有乳腺癌的妇女的生命。虽然这些妇女中有许多人存活了5年以上，但对她们使用补充和替代医学治疗的了解很少。对66名乳腺癌幸存者进行了定性焦点小组研究，年龄从32岁到85岁不等，从诊断到28年不等。本文将讨论乳腺癌幸存者使用CAM的具体原因，乳腺癌幸存者将这些疗法与传统西医结合的方式，以及卫生保健提供者在支持乳腺癌幸存者使用CAM方法方面的作用。
Early detection and efficacious treatment have prolonged the lives of women diagnosed with breast cancer. Although many of these women have survived more than 5 years, there is minimal knowledge of their use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments. A qualitative focus group study was conducted with 66 breast cancer survivors, ranging in age from 32 to 85 years, with time since diagnosis 2 to 28 years. This article will discuss specific reasons breast cancer survivors reported for using CAM, the ways in which breast cancer survivors blended these therapies with conventional Western medicine, and health care providers' roles in supporting breast cancer survivors' use of CAM approaches.