Table 4.
Types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Used by Glioma Patients
| Type of CAM | Responses | |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute number | % | |
| Psychological methods | 41 | 12.2 |
| Psychotherapy | 18 | 5.4 |
| Relaxation methods | 10 | 3.0 |
| Imagination | 6 | 1.8 |
| Hypnosis | 5 | 1.5 |
| Other | 2 | 0.6 |
| Homeopathy | 33 | 9.8 |
| Vitamins | 31 | 9.2 |
| Multivitamins | 14 | 4.2 |
| Vitamin C | 8 | 2.4 |
| Vitamin A | 4 | 1.2 |
| Vitamin E | 4 | 1.2 |
| Beta-carotene | 1 | 0.3 |
| Boswellia acids | 30 | 8.9 |
| Mistletoe | 26 | 7.7 |
| Phytotherapy | 25 | 7.4 |
| Acupuncture | 20 | 6.0 |
| Anthroposophic medicine | 18 | 5.5 |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 16 | 4.8 |
| Minerals | 13 | 3.9 |
| Detoxification | 13 | 3.9 |
| Magic healing | 10 | 3.0 |
| Bach flower remedies | 9 | 2.7 |
| Bioresonance | 7 | 2.1 |
| Bowel remedial action | 6 | 1.8 |
| Shielding (earth radiation/water veins) | 4 | 1.2 |
| Neural therapy | 3 | 0.9 |
| Hyperthermia | 3 | 0.9 |
| Ozone therapy | 3 | 0.9 |
| Blood retransfusion | 2 | 0.6 |
| Oxygen multistep therapy | 2 | 0.6 |
| Live cell therapy | 2 | 0.6 |
| Peptides | 1 | 0.3 |
| Enzymes | 1 | 0.3 |
| Thymus extracts | 1 | 0.3 |
| Othera | 16 | 4.8 |
In total 338 responses; more than 1 response was possible.
aIn addition to the items above that could be chosen on the questionnaire, the following items were indicated by the responding patients: ketogenic diet, vegetables, orthomolecular nutrition, tyramine restricted diet, green tea, colostrum, vitamin D, Ayurveda, osteopathy, neurofeedback, prayer (n = 2), shiatsu, massage, yoga, or energy healing.