Table 3.
Overall Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use as Reported 3 Years after NHL Diagnosis, Molecular Epidemiology Resource (N=719)
| Vitamins | N (%) | Herbal Supplements* | N (%) | Therapies and Techniques‡ |
N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multivitamins | 452 (63%) | Green tea | 188 (26%) | Chiropractic | 256 (36%) |
| Calcium | 293 (41%) | Flaxseed | 122 (17%) | Massages | 175 (24%) |
| Vitamin D | 212 (30%) | Herbal tea | 103 (14%) | Relaxation | 118 (16%) |
| Vitamin C | 188 (26%) | Garlic | 101 (14%) | Meditation | 91 (13%) |
| Other vitamins | 145 (20%) | Echinacea | 81 (11%) | Religious/spiritual | 78 (11%) |
| Vitamin E | 132 (18%) | Ginkgo | 53 (7%) | Yoga | 65 (9%) |
| Vitamin B12 | 125 (17%) | Ginseng | 43 (6%) | Acupuncture | 61 (9%) |
| Folic Acid | 117 (16%) | Saw palmetto | 37 (5%) | Therapeutic touch | 38 (5%) |
| Magnesium | 107 (15%) | Aloe | 36 (5%) | ||
| Vitamin B6 | 90 (13%) | Parsley | 34 (5%) | ||
| Zinc | 89 (12%) | St. John’s wort | 32 (5%) | ||
| Iron | 84 (12%) | ||||
| Niacin | 75 (10%) | ||||
| Selenium | 73 (10%) | ||||
| Vitamin A | 63 (9%) | ||||
| Beta Carotene | 56 (8%) |
*
Herbal supplements used < 5%:algae/spirulina, green barley, bee pollen, black walnut, cats claw, Chinese herbs, dandelion, DHEA, essiac tea, primrose oil, grape seed extract, Hawaiian herbs, Hawaiian salt, herb mixtures, horse tail, licorice root, marijuana, milk thistle, mushroom tea, noni, orange zest, pau darco, peppermint, red clover, royal jelly, shark cartilage, wheat grass, white fish supplement, and yam.
‡
Alternative therapy used < 5%: bioelectromagnetics, alternative medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and homeopathy.