Table 2.
Details of alternative cancer therapies pursued by the timing of the decision to use alternative cancer therapy.
| Proposed ACTa | Total campaigns (N=649), n (%) | ACT first (N=278), n (%) | ACT after CCTb (N=371), n (%) | P value |
| Special diets | 187 (28.8) | 92 (33.1) | 95 (25.6) | .04 |
| Vitamins and minerals | 155 (23.9) | 77 (27.7) | 78 (21.0) | .05 |
| Supplements | 128 (19.7) | 70 (25.2) | 58 (15.6) | .003 |
| Intravenous infusions | 119 (18.3) | 55 (19.8) | 64 (17.3) | .41 |
| Herbs and botanicals | 101 (15.6) | 53 (19.1) | 48 (12.9) | .03 |
| Heat/light/sauna | 65 (10.0) | 39 (14.0) | 26 (7.0) | .003 |
| Oxygen therapy (hyperbaric, etc) | 62 (9.6) | 32 (11.5) | 30 (8.1) | .14 |
| Unknown injections | 51 (7.9) | 29 (10.4) | 22 (5.9) | .04 |
| Homeopathy and naturopathy | 44 (6.8) | 20 (7.2) | 24 (6.5) | .72 |
| Ozone therapy (topical, intravenous, intramuscular) | 40 (6.2) | 20 (7.2) | 20 (5.4) | .34 |
| Enemas | 35 (5.4) | 14 (5.0) | 21 (5.7) | .73 |
| Prayer | 32 (4.9) | 17 (6.1) | 15 (4.0) | .23 |
| Yoga or exercise | 30 (4.6) | 15 (5.4) | 15 (4.0) | .42 |
| Insulin potentiation therapy | 27 (4.2) | 17 (6.1) | 10 (2.7) | .03 |
| Electromagnetic therapiesc | 25 (3.9) | 11 (4.0) | 14 (3.8) | .90 |
| Massage | 17 (2.6) | 9 (3.2) | 8 (2.2) | .39 |
| Acupuncture | 14 (2.2) | 8 (2.9) | 6 (1.6) | .27 |
| Meditation | 14 (2.2) | 6 (2.2) | 8 (2.2) | >.99 |
| Other | 19 (2.9) | 14 (5.0) | 5 (1.3) | .006 |
aACT: alternative cancer therapy.
bCCT: conventional cancer therapy.
cIncludes pulsed electromagnetic frequency therapy, Rife, electrocancer therapy, and galvanotherapy.