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Alternative and complementary.
Masson
- Vol. 17, Iss: 6, pp 283
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A randomized, wait-list controlled clinical trial: the effect of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients.
TL;DR: A mindfulness meditation–based stress reduction program was effective in decreasing mood disturbance and stress symptoms in both male and female patients with a wide variety of cancer diagnoses, stages of illness, and ages.
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The prevalence of complementary/alternative medicine in cancer: a systematic review.
TL;DR: The aim of this review was to summarize the existing data on complementary/alternative cancer treatments and to conclude that reliable prevalence rates do not exist.
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatients.
TL;DR: MBSR participation was associated with enhanced quality of life and decreased stress symptoms in breast and prostate cancer patients and changes in cancer‐related cytokine production associated with program participation are consistent with a shift in immune profile from one associated with depressive symptoms to a more normal profile.
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Nutrition during and after cancer treatment: a guide for informed choices by cancer survivors.
TL;DR: Many studies have been conducted about dietary interventions aimed at preventing cancer, but much less is known about optimal nutrition for cancer survivors.
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Alternative medicine use in patients with localized prostate carcinoma treated with curative intent
TL;DR: The authors attempted to evaluate the prevalence of alternative medicine use by prostate carcinoma patients treated with curative intent by either radical prostatectomy, brachytherapy alone, or a combination of brachyTherapy and external radiation therapy.
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