ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2011
Use of multivitamins, folic acid and herbal supplements among breast cancer survivors: the black women's health study.
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Clinical Study on Wide Spectrum Micronutrients Supplementation in Patients With Cancer Related Fatigue During Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative therapies as supportive care in patients treated for breast cancer.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2014Guideline
- A systematic review of large-scale surveys of cancer survivors conducted in North America, 2000-2011.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2012Pooled it
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- Changes in vitamin and mineral supplement use after breast cancer diagnosis in the Pathways Study: a prospective cohort study.BMC cancer · 2014Article
- Curcumin induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells and inhibits tumor growth in vitro and in vivo.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use, including herbals and multivitamin supplements, is quite common in the U.S., and has been shown to be highest in breast cancer survivors. However, limited data are currently available for CAM usage among African Americans. Thus, we sought to determine the prevalence of multivitamins, folic acid and herbal supplement usage in African American breast cancer survivors, and to compare the characteristics of users and nonusers.
methodsA cohort study of breast cancer survivors, who completed the 1999 Black Women's Health Study questionnaire and self-reported having been diagnosed with breast cancer between 1995 and 1999, comprised the study population. In this study, the intake of natural herbs, multivitamins and folic acid at least three days per week within the past two years was used as a proxy for typical usage of this complimentary alternative medicine (CAM) modality.
resultsA total of 998 breast cancer survivors were identified. Overall, 68.2% had used either herbals or multivitamin supplements or both. The three most frequently used herbals were garlic (21.2%), gingko (12.0%), and echinacea (9.4%). The multivariate analysis determined that single marital status (OR=1.58; 95%CI: 1.04-2.41), and alcohol consumption of 1-3 drinks per week (OR=1.86, 95%CI: 1.28-2.68) were significantly associated with increased herbal use. Multivitamin use was significantly lower among obese women (OR=0.66, 95%CI: 0.46-0.94) and current smokers (OR=0.53, 95%CI: 0.34-0.82).
conclusionsA significant number of African American breast cancer survivors are using herbals and multivitamins as CAM modality. Additional research is needed to understand the impact of herbals and multivitamins in African American breast cancer survivors.
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