Table 2.
Treatment Modalities.
| Treatment Modality | Used the Most Often in
Practice |
Used in Treating Cancer
Patients |
Useful for Cancer
Patients |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % Using This Method | n | % Using This Method | n | % Using This Method | |
| Acupuncture | 349 | (98.3) | 346 | (98.3) | 323 | (92.3) |
| Herbal medicine | 281 | (79.2) | 255 | (72.4) | 259 | (74.0) |
| Massage | 140 | (39.4) | 64 | (18.2) | 88 | (25.1) |
| Cupping | 94 | (26.5) | 32 | (9.1) | 37 | (10.6) |
| Gua Sha | 61 | (17.2) | 5 | (1.4) | 20 | (5.7) |
| Moxibustion | 164 | (46.2) | 61 | (17.3) | 118 | (33.7) |
| Dietary advice | 256 | (72.1) | 124 | (35.2) | 190 | (54.3) |
| Meditation instruction | 156 | (43.9) | 36 | (10.2) | 120 | (34.3) |
| Tai Chi/Qi Gong instruction | 103 | (29.0) | 12 | (3.4) | 82 | (23.4) |
| Qi Gong transmission/Reiki | 65 | (18.3) | 21 | (6.0) | 56 | (16.0) |
| Nutritional supplements | 156 | (43.9) | 54 | (15.3) | 125 | (35.7) |
| Homeopathic supplements | 31 | (8.7) | 6 | (1.7) | 22 | (6.3) |
| Others | 44 | (12.4) | 1 | (0.3) | 35 | (10.0) |