European journal of cancer : official journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
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This study investigated the prevalence and predictors of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a nationwide inception cohort of Danish women treated for early-stage breast cancer as well as differences in user patterns for individual types of CAM. ⋯ The results of this first nationwide study of utilisation of CAM in breast cancer show that CAM users are healthier and more likely to have higher socio-economic status than non-users. Different user patterns for individual types of CAM may be overlooked, when different types of CAM are treated as one homogeneous category.
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To assess the feasibility, participation and neoplasia yield of adding a flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) once in a lifetime to a colorectal cancer screening programme with guaiac-based faecal occult blood test (gFOBT). ⋯ A population-based screening programme with the addition of FS to gFOBT is feasible and safe through an organisation involving GPs. The performances of the two screening tools are complementary: high compliance - low yield for gFOBT and vice versa for FS. The addition of a single FS screening in people aged 55-64 to an organised programme with biennial gFOBT in people aged 50-74 is a colorectal cancer screening option that deserves further exploration.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The FAMCARE-Patient scale: measuring satisfaction with care of outpatients with advanced cancer.
To provide confirmatory results concerning the psychometric properties of a measure of satisfaction with oncology care for use with advanced stage cancer patients, and test its sensitivity to change. ⋯ We recommend the use of the FAMCARE-P13 to assess satisfaction with outpatient palliative care interventions of patients with advanced stage cancer.