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Treatment delay associated with alternative medicine use among veterans with head and neck cancer

✍ Scribed by Greg E. Davis; Chris L. Bryson; Bevan Yueh; Mary B. McDonell; Mark A. Micek; Stephan D. Fihn

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
109 KB
Volume
28
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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✦ Synopsis

Background:

Use of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is increasing in the united states. this study investigates whether the use of alternative medicine is associated with a delay of treatment in head and neck cancer.

Methods:

This study used the records obtained from a large trial involving ambulatory care us veterans. subjects completed a cam utilization questionnaire. the primary outcome variable was the time duration from cancer diagnosis to the time of cancer treatment.

Results:

Of veterans with head and neck cancer, 51% reported using some form of cam, whereas 23% reported using a therapy classified as alternative medicine. patients who used alternative medicine significantly delayed cancer treatment by 22 days compared with those who did not use alternative medicine (p = .05, 95% confidence interval [ci] = 0-44 days).

Conclusions:

Cam use is common in veterans with head and neck cancer. use of alternative medicine was associated with a significant delay in cancer treatment.

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