2017
DOI: 10.1200/jgo.2016.005587
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Global Use of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Childhood Cancer: A Systematic Review

Abstract: PurposeTraditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) strategies are commonly used in pediatric oncology. Patterns may vary based on country income. We systematically reviewed published studies describing T&CM use among pediatric oncology patients in low-income countries (LIC/LMIC), middle-income countries (UMIC), and high-income countries (HIC). Objectives included describing estimated prevalence of use, reasons for use, perceived effectiveness, modalities used, rates of disclosure, and reporting of delayed or… Show more

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“…In a recent systematic review, the estimated median prevalence of TCAM use among children with cancer in low‐income and middle‐income countries was 67% . High prevalence rates were inversely associated with low per capita expenditure on health and number of physicians per citizen . In many African countries, TCAM is a way of life and used as the first and last resort remedy for many ailments.…”
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“…In a recent systematic review, the estimated median prevalence of TCAM use among children with cancer in low‐income and middle‐income countries was 67% . High prevalence rates were inversely associated with low per capita expenditure on health and number of physicians per citizen . In many African countries, TCAM is a way of life and used as the first and last resort remedy for many ailments.…”
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“…2,3 Globally, interest in and use of TCAM has gained popularity, and its use among children with cancer is well documented. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] In a recent systematic review, the estimated median prevalence of TCAM use among children with cancer in low-income and middle-income countries was 67%. 5 High prevalence rates were inversely associated with…”
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“…CIH is often used by parents, including curing cancer, doing everything for their child, boosting the immune system, improving general well‐being, treating adverse effects of conventional therapy (Diorio et al, ). The prevalence of CIH utilization is reported to be 10.9–87.6% around the world (Italia, Wolfenstetter, & Teuner, ; NCCIH, ), and this ratio has been reported to vary between 6% and 100% in children with cancer (Diorio et al, ).…”
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“…CIH is often used by parents, including curing cancer, doing everything for their child, boosting the immune system, improving general well‐being, treating adverse effects of conventional therapy (Diorio et al, ). The prevalence of CIH utilization is reported to be 10.9–87.6% around the world (Italia, Wolfenstetter, & Teuner, ; NCCIH, ), and this ratio has been reported to vary between 6% and 100% in children with cancer (Diorio et al, ). In Turkey, the utilization rates of CIH in children has been determined to be 26–87% (Ozturk et al, ), whereas the utilization prevalence of these applications in children with cancer was determined to be 33.7–97.7% (Kurtuncu, Yildiz, & Akhan, ; Top, Sener, & Cangur, ; Turhan & Bör, ).…”
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