TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of unproved cancer treatment by patients in a radiation oncology department
T2 - A survey
AU - Goldstein, Jeffrey
AU - Chao, Celia
AU - Valentine, Edward
AU - Chabon, Brenda
AU - Davis, Lawrence
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Goldstein is Assistant Professor, Radiation Therapy Department, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030. Ms. Chao is a third-year medical student, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Dr. Valentine is Associale Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology; Ms. Chabon is a graduate student, Department of Social Medicine, and Dr. Davis is Chairman. Department of Radiation Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The research was supported in part by a student fellowship to Ms. Chao from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. The authors wish to thank George Yoakum. PhD. Barrie R. Cassi-leth, PhD, and Flora Mincer, MD, for reviewing the manuscript.
PY - 1991/12/3
Y1 - 1991/12/3
N2 - A survey of patients’ use of unorthodox cancer thera- Kies was conducted in the Department of Radiation Oncology of lontcfiorc Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine (The Bronx, New York) in the summer of 1988. Twelve percent of the patients interviewed used unorthodox treatments, including special diets, metabolic therapy, and mental imagery, while receiving radiation therapy. These patients tended to be white and well educated. None used harmful therapies or refused conventional treatment. These results are consistent with those reported in the literature. Patients view their physicians as an important source of information about their disease and are often willing to discuss unorthodox treatments with their physicians. The authors recommend thal physicians discuss the use of unconventional treatments with their patients in a noniudgmental manner and alert them to any po- lential risks associated with those treatments. They also suggest that physicians offer patients the opportunity to participate in clinical trials as an alternative to using unconventional treatments.
AB - A survey of patients’ use of unorthodox cancer thera- Kies was conducted in the Department of Radiation Oncology of lontcfiorc Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine (The Bronx, New York) in the summer of 1988. Twelve percent of the patients interviewed used unorthodox treatments, including special diets, metabolic therapy, and mental imagery, while receiving radiation therapy. These patients tended to be white and well educated. None used harmful therapies or refused conventional treatment. These results are consistent with those reported in the literature. Patients view their physicians as an important source of information about their disease and are often willing to discuss unorthodox treatments with their physicians. The authors recommend thal physicians discuss the use of unconventional treatments with their patients in a noniudgmental manner and alert them to any po- lential risks associated with those treatments. They also suggest that physicians offer patients the opportunity to participate in clinical trials as an alternative to using unconventional treatments.
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U2 - 10.1300/J077v09n03_04
DO - 10.1300/J077v09n03_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026340658
SN - 0734-7332
VL - 9
SP - 59
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
JF - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
IS - 3
ER -
