Table 2.
CAM Products and Practitioners most commonly used by 2005 cohort for symptoms associated with their breast cancer
| Product | n (%) |
| Green Tea | 71 (13.3) |
| Vitamin E | 70 (13.2) |
| Flax Seeds | 66 (12.4) |
| Vitamin C | 65 (12.3) |
| Special Food/Diets | 53 (10.0) |
| Meditation | 39 (7.4) |
| Fish Oil | 35 (6.6) |
| Beta-carotene | 32 (6.0) |
| Essiac | 29 (5.5) |
| Other* | 28 (5.3) |
| Soy | 27 (5.1) |
| Practitioner | n (%) |
| Massage Therapist | 51 (9.8) |
| Dietitian/Nutritionist | 45 (8.5) |
| Reiki Practitioner | 26 (4.9) |
| Naturopath | 25 (4.7) |
| Other* | 24 (4.5) |
| Homeopath | 23 (4.3) |
| Therapeutic Touch Practitioner | 19 (3.6) |
| Herbalist | 14 (2.6) |
| Reflexologist | 12 (2.3) |
| TCM Practitioner† | 12 (2.2) |
| Chiropractor | 11 (2.1) |
* Other products include yoga, chelation therapy, music/art therapy, noni juice/rain tree products, visualization, relaxation therapy, aboriginal medicine, exercise, flower essence, progesterone and other practitioners include aboriginal sweat & healing, brain respiration, cancer consultant, doctor of biomolecular medicine, exercise, iridologist, lymph clinic, muscle therapy, music and art therapy, occupational/physiotherapist, osteopath,
† TCM = Traditional Chinese Medicine