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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 12(10), p. e0145787, 2015

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145787

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Children with Cancer: A Study at a Swiss University Hospital

Journal article published in 2015 by Tatjana Magi, Claudia E. Kuehni, Loredana Torchetti, Laura Wengenroth, Sonja Lüer, Martin Frei-Erb ORCID
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Abstract

Though complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are frequently used by children and adolescents with cancer, there is little information on how and why they use it. This study examined prevalence and methods of CAM, the therapists who applied it, reasons for and against using CAM and its perceived effectiveness. Parent-perceived communication was also evaluated. Parents were asked if medical staff provided information on CAM to patients, if parents reported use of CAM to physicians, and what attitude they thought physicians had toward CAM.