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Table 3 Care pathway

From: Clinical characteristics and therapeutic behavior of breast cancer patients using mistletoe therapy consulting a clinic offering integrative oncology: a registry data analysis

Patients start immediately with mistletoe therapy

n = 202

19.6%

(MT,CHRT)

14

7%

(MT,CHRT) > Surg

23

11%

(MT,CHRT,Surg)

50

25%

(MT,Surg)

9

4%

(MT,Surg) > CHRT

23

11%

MT

50

25%

MT>(CHRT,Surg)

2

1%

MT > CHRT

3

1%

MT > CHRT > Surg

3

1%

MT > Surg

10

5%

MT > Surg > CHRT

15

7%

Patients start with any type of conventional therapy

n = 816

79.1%

(CHRT,Surg) > MT

15

1.8%

CHRT>(MT,Surg)

9

1.1%

CHRT > MT

24

2.9%

CHRT > MT > Surg

5

0.6%

CHRT > Surg > MT

39

4.8%

Surg>(MT,CHRT)

333

40.8%

Surg > MT

59

7.2%

Surg > MT > CHRT

27

3.3%

Surg > CHRT > MT

305

37.4%

No data1)

13

1%

  1. Legend MT = Mistletoe therapy, CHRT = Chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy and/or radiotherapy, Surg = surgery, ( ) = combined therapy, “>”=proceeding therapy, 1)it is known that these patients received at least one mistletoe treatment, but not at what time in their treatment pathway.