Complementary medicine use by Australian women with gynaecological cancer

Marković, Milica; Manderson, Lenore Hilda; Wray, Natalie; Quinn, Michael

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“…The proportion of cancer patients using CAM (65%) is higher in this study than found in previous studies conducted in Australia, where the reported prevalence has ranged from 17–52% 13,19,20 . The difference may be due to differing CAM therapies included across surveys, the increasing popularity of CAM over the last decade, 21 increased access to CAM information, 22 and the belief that individuals can influence their health outcomes 23 .…”

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The use and perceived benefits resulting from the use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients in Australia

Butow

Mullan

et al. 2010

Asia-Pac J Clncl Oncology

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The use and perceived benefits resulting from the use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients in Australia

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Mullan

et al. 2010

Asia-Pac J Clncl Oncology

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“…Yet, to date, no available studies have explicitly set out to explore how cancer survivors respond to the emphasis on lifestyle that has become ubiquitous in discourses on cancer and cancer survivorship. However, a number of studies have reported a strong emphasis on the importance of diet and exercise amongst cancer survivors 1 (English et al 2008, Markovic et al 2006, Maskarinec et al 2001, Nelson and Macias 2008, Sinding and Gray 2005, Stewart et al 2001) and the value patients place on this behaviour as a way of managing the disease.…”

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Cancer survivorship, mor(t)ality and lifestyle discourses on cancer prevention

Bell

2010

Sociology Health & Illness

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Despite ongoing controversies regarding the impact of lifestyle factors such as body weight, diet and exercise on health, this framework has become increasingly prominent in understandings of cancer aetiology. To date, little consideration has been given to the impacts of such discourses on people with a history of cancer. Drawing on an ethnographic study of cancer survivors, I explore the constitutive dimensions of these discourses and the ways that they shape the subjectivities of women and men with a history of the disease. Overall, the study participants evidenced a complex and ambivalent engagement with such discourses. While they were generally unwilling to accept that their lifestyle had an impact on the development of their cancer, to varying degrees they endorsed the idea that weight, diet and exercise affected cancer progression. However, this acceptance was generally borne of an active desire to gain control over the uncertainty of living with the disease and was mediated by other aspects of the experience of surviving cancer.

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“…Studies conducted in Canada, the United States, Australia, and elsewhere document the common use of CAM among oncology patients, people with arthritis, patients with HIV/AIDS, middle aged women, and people with chronic conditions that were responding poorly to conventional treatment. [1][2][3][4][5][6] A survey conducted in Australia in the early 2000s with patients in complementary healthcare settings also showed that psychological, gynecological, and endocrine disorders were common reasons for seeking treatment and that 78% used CAM for a chronic or recurrent condition. 7,8 Little is known about how people with chronic conditions manage their continuing need for medical care or how longterm adherence to conventional prescriptions influences or is affected by CAM therapy.…”

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Quality of Life, Perceptions of Health and IIIness, and Complementary Therapy Use Among People with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Canaway

Manderson

2013

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

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Objectives: To explore perceptions of health and illness, and the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), among people with type 2 diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease (CVD), and relate these to quality of life. Design: A self-administered survey was delivered by mail and internet. The questionnaire was designed from data generated from qualitative research and other sources, to collect information on health-status, CAM use, and health and illness perceptions. Quality of life was compared among participants using Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-4D). Subjects: Adults with type 2 diabetes and/or CVD residing in Victoria, Australia, whether or not they used CAM therapies as well as conventional medical treatment. Outcome measures: Comparisons were made of AQoL-4D utility scores, demographic, health and wellbeing status, care-seeking and health management behaviors, and behavioral and illness perception variables. A range of descriptive statistical and predictive modeling techniques were used to assess significant associations (p < 0.01) between CAM-user and non-user populations. Results: From a sample of 2766 people, 45.1% had used CAM in the past 12 months and the remainder had never used CAM; ages ranged from 20-96 years. CAM-users tended to report lower (worse) quality of life measures than non-users, and a greater number of chronic conditions in addition to diabetes and CVD. Despite this, CAM-users reported their illness perception and behavioral change more positively than non-users. There was little difference between CAM and non-users in use of prescription medications despite CAM-users greater disease burden. Conclusion: Higher CAM use and low quality of life appear to reflect comorbidity and poor general health. Greater evidence is needed of how CAM use might support chronic illness prevention and complement chronic disease management, with important policy implications concerning the integration of CAM therapies with mainstream health services.

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Complementary medicine use by Australian women with gynaecological cancer

Cited by 21 publications

References 44 publications

The use and perceived benefits resulting from the use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients in Australia

The use and perceived benefits resulting from the use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients in Australia

Cancer survivorship, mor(t)ality and lifestyle discourses on cancer prevention

Quality of Life, Perceptions of Health and IIIness, and Complementary Therapy Use Among People with Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

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