Table 3 Leading CAM modalities reported by cancer patientsa
CAM modality | Name of products | N – 231 (%) | N (%) of users who believed the product helped |
|---|---|---|---|
Products of animal origin (64.9%) | Tripe (goat, sheep etc.) | 86 (37.2) | 58 (67.4) |
Wild animal products | 42 (18.2) | 29 (69.0) | |
Milk bath | 39 (16.9) | 31 (79.5) | |
Dried foam from camel’s mouth | 37 (16.0) | 21 (56.8) | |
Mare’s milk | 1 (0.4) | 1 (100.0) | |
Herbal medicine (32.9%) | Rhubarb | 42 (18.2) | 18 (42.9) |
Celandine | 10 (4.3) | 8 (80.0) | |
Gardenia | 8 (3.5) | 4 (50.0) | |
Unknown complex herbal capsules or dragees | 7 (3.0) | 4 (57.1) | |
Mushrooms | 9 (3.9) | 6 (66.7) | |
Ginseng | 3 (1.3) | 2 (66.7) | |
Mind-body therapies (29.4%) | Mantra | 46 (19.9) | 36 (78.3) |
Meditation/Yoga | 10 (4.3) | 8 (80.0) | |
Massage | 5 (2.2) | 4 (80.0) | |
Bone setting | 3 (1.3) | 3 (100.0) | |
Others | Vitamin/dietary supplements | 25 (10.8) | 16 (64.0) |
Mongolian traditional medicine | 5 (2.2) | 4 (80.0) | |
Acupuncture | 2 (0.9) | 1 (50.0) |