Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines among Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Study

Gras, Mathilde; Vallard, Alexis; Brosse, Christelle; Beneton, Aurélie; Sotton, Sandrine; Guyotat, Denis; Fournel, P.; Daguenet, Élisabeth; Magné, Nicolas; Morisson, Stéphanie

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“…The shared OE and the tailored OT plan allowed for the expression of the rehabilitative potential of manual therapy integrated with the PEx. Osteopathy has been previously used in adult patients with cancer as compassionate therapy [ 38 , 39 , 40 ]. CAYA-H sometimes have challenging clinical histories due to miscellaneous and sometimes simultaneous causes of both structural and visceral origin.…”

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Osteopathic Treatment and Evaluation in the Clinical Setting of Childhood Hematological Malignancies

Barbieri

Zardo

Frittoli

et al. 2021

Cancers

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Children: adolescents, and young who are adults affected with hematological malignancies (CAYA-H) and who are undergoing intensive phases of cancer treatment, including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), experience diminished functional ability. This study was aimed at assessing the feasibility, efficacy, safety, and satisfaction of an osteopathic intervention in CAYA-H attending an 11-week precision-based exercise program (PEx). All of the participants were given 4–10 treatments according to the prescription ordered by the sports medicine doctor in charge of the PEx, and the following outcomes were assessed: (1) spinal column range of motion (ROM) by palpation; (2) lower and upper limb joints ROM by a goniometer; (3) orthostatic posture by plumb line assessment; (4) chest and abdomen mobility by inspection and palpation; (5) cranial-sacral rhythmic impulse (CRI) by palpation; and (6) adverse effects. Goal attainment scaling (GAS) was used to identify the accomplishment of a desired clinical result. Moreover, HSCT patients who were affected with graft-versus-host disease and/or osteonecrosis had their joints assessed in terms of ROM as tools to monitor the effectiveness of immunosuppressive treatment. A total of 231 CAYA-H were identified, and 104 participated in the study (age 10.66 ± 4.51 yrs; 43% F). PEx plus osteopathy reached positive GAS scores by improving the ROMs of the spinal column and/or limbs (81% and 78%, respectively), chest and abdomen mobility (82%), and CRI (76%). Only minor reversible adverse effects were noticed during the study. Together, our data seem to initiate a new course where osteopathy could be useful in evaluating structural edges due to the clinical history of each CAYA-H. Given the contributions that were obtained by the GAS scores, osteopathic treatment seems to reveal interesting potential that can be targeted in the future.

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Osteopathic Treatment and Evaluation in the Clinical Setting of Childhood Hematological Malignancies

Barbieri

Zardo

Frittoli

et al. 2021

Cancers

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“…When the cases in literature were evaluated, it was found that patients had prejudices that they would be judged negatively when they informed the health personnel about the TCM method they used (10). Gras et al found in their studies in which they evaluated TCM practice in cancer patients that 83% of the patients had applied TCM method at least once since the beginning of anti-cancer treatment (11). The fact that one of the countries with the highest rates of TCM method use was China increased the rate.…”

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Bir Palyatif Bakım Merkezinde Yatan Kanser Hastalarında Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamalarını Kullanma Durumunu Araştırma

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In parallel with the increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases in the world, there is an increase in cancer cases. When the patients admitted to the oncology polyclinics were examined; these patients were found to be receiving support from traditional and alternative medicine methods. In this study, we aimed to analyse the factors, results, cost, and especially the status of informing physicians before using traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) in the palliative care clinic in cancer patients hospitalized in our clinic and using TCM practices. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and monocenter. The questionnaire was applied to the cancer patients who were between the ages of 18-80, hospitalized in the Palliative Care Center of Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, who gave verbal and written consent to participate in the study, hospitalized for more than three days, and who were conscious and not currently receiving curative treatment. Results: Of the patients, 29.7% stated that they applied TCM (n: 22). There was no correlation between the status of using TCM practice and age, gender, educational status and cancer stage. The most common method of TCM is phytotherapy. Of the patients, 50% used TCM method for the treatment of fatigue. Of the patients, 63.6% consulted their doctors before applying TCM method. Conclusions: The fact that patients have prejudices that they will be evaluated negatively when they inform the health personnel about the TCM method they use makes it difficult to reach the real prevalence of TCM method use. In our study, the rate of patients telling TCM use to their doctors was found to be higher than the literature. We think that the biopsychosocial patient approach in palliative care increases the incidence of patients and their complaints in the treatment process.

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“…However, few review articles included agents from animal or marine sources, which are also being studied with growing expectation [ 27 , 28 ]. The same goes for traditional medicine, despite their wide use in clinical practice to combat various illnesses including cancer [ 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ]. This review explores various bioactive compounds isolated from biological resources of bioactive food components and traditional medicine in the form of single compounds that show anti-cancer properties closely targeted to gastric cancer.…”

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Potential of Bioactive Food Components against Gastric Cancer: Insights into Molecular Mechanism and Therapeutic Targets

Kang

Hwang

Shin

et al. 2021

Cancers

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Gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Accumulated evidence and epidemiological studies have indicated that bioactive food components from natural products play an important role in gastric cancer prevention and treatment, although its mechanism of action has not yet been elucidated. Particularly, experimental studies have shown that natural bioactive food products display a protective effect against gastric cancer via numerous molecular mechanisms, such as suppression of cell metastasis, anti-angiogenesis, inhibition of cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis, and modulation of autophagy. Chemotherapy remains the standard treatment for advanced gastric cancer along with surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, as well as immunotherapy, and its adverse side effects including neutropenia, stomatitis, mucositis, diarrhea, nausea, and emesis are well documented. However, administration of naturally occurring bioactive phytochemical food components could increase the efficacy of gastric chemotherapy and other chemotherapeutic resistance. Additionally, several studies have suggested that bioactive food components with structural stability, potential bioavailability, and powerful bioactivity are important to develop novel treatment strategies for gastric cancer management, which may minimize the adverse effects. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to summarize the potential therapeutic effects of natural bioactive food products on the prevention and treatment of gastric cancer with intensive molecular mechanisms of action, bioavailability, and safety efficacy.

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines among Cancer Patients: A Single-Center Study

Cited by 27 publications

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Osteopathic Treatment and Evaluation in the Clinical Setting of Childhood Hematological Malignancies

Osteopathic Treatment and Evaluation in the Clinical Setting of Childhood Hematological Malignancies

Bir Palyatif Bakım Merkezinde Yatan Kanser Hastalarında Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamalarını Kullanma Durumunu Araştırma

Potential of Bioactive Food Components against Gastric Cancer: Insights into Molecular Mechanism and Therapeutic Targets

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