6-24 Chemotherapy Side Effect and Complementary Medicine

Some estimates put the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine as high as 54% of US cancer patients. They use it to decrease nausea, fatigue, anxiety, and pain.


Pediatric Cancer

CAM Practitioners Needed for Study:

This pilot study requires of us to put a poster in the waiting room of our offices with the following information.

....are you a childhood cancer survivor?

...did you use Complementary and Alternative treatments?

...did your recovery go better than was expected?

Anyone who fits this criteria (diagnosed with cancer 1990 - 2006 and under 18 when diagnosed) then fills out a questionnaire for the pilot program by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the US "Best Case Series Program.

For futher information contact
Kimberly Burnham, Editor The Burnham Review

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5. Barclay, J., Vestey, J., Lambert, A., & Balmer, C. (2006). Reducing the symptoms of lymphoedema: is there a role for aromatherapy? Eur J Oncol Nurs, 10(2), 140-149.
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20. Lu, W. (2005). "Acupuncture for side effects of chemoradiation therapy in cancer patients." Semin Oncol Nurs 21(3): 190-5.
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