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18 Cards in this Set
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True or False: In some cases complimentary medicine can be used in place of conventional therapy.
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False. Complementary med is used WITH conventional therapy
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What is the difference between complementary medicine and alternative medicine?
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Complementary: used WITH conventional therapy
Alternative: used IN PLACE of conventional therapy |
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T or F: CAM use is more prevalent in younger patients (children)
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False. Lower % use in children
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What is the age category that is most likely to use CAM?
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18-50 (adults)
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T or F: The older you are the more likely you are to use CAM.
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False: Children and Elderly are less likely to use CAM than adults
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What condition is CAM most commonly used for?
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Back pain
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What are some factors associated with high antioxidant supplement use?
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Higher fruit and veggie intake at diagnosis
Tamoxifen use Past use of herbals Ever engaging in mind-body practices |
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What are some predictors for favoring CAM therapy?
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Higher income
More education Women Younger age (controversial) |
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What is one of the major concerns of CAM therapy?
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Patients don't tell their MD that they are using CAM
~65% told MD |
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What is the most common type of dietary supplement used?
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Multivitamins
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In Pediatric cancer patients which of the following is the most common type of CAM use?
Herbal remedies Diet/nutrition Faith healing |
Herbal remedies
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Why is CAM used in pediatric cancer patients?
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Help cure or fight child's cancer
Symptomatic relief Help support conventional therapy |
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CAM use in pediatric cancer patients is NOT associated with
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Gender
Age Ethnicity Family income |
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List some commonly used botanicals
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essiac
green tea lycopene mistletoe soy |
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List some commonly used minerals
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clacium
zinc selenium |
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List the herbals whose use increased after cancer diagnosis
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Green tea
black cohosh ensure |
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What are the herbals we are most concerned with in cancer patients?
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Green tea
Black cohosh (bad for ER+ breast cancer) Red clover (bad for ER+ breast cancer) Super antioxidants (anthracyclines) St. John's Wort (3A4) |
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Name a good resource for looking up info about herbals.
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Sloan Kettering Cancer Cntr
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