Complementary Therapies and Cancer

Many cancer patients use complementary therapies, a survey shows. These are therapies not used in conventional medicine. More than 4,000 cancer survivors took the survey. This occurred 10 months to 2 years after diagnosis. The one used most often was prayer (61%). Other top choices included relaxation techniques (44%), spiritual healing (42%) and supplements such as vitamins (40%). Women used all therapies more often than men did. HealthDay News wrote about the study August 4. It appeared in the journal Cancer.