{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14"],"submitter":["Nissen N"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for colorectal cancer, despite the high incidence of colorectal cancer and the frequency of CAM use for cancer-related symptoms. This is the first Danish study to examine the use of CAM by individuals who completed hospital treatment for colorectal cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2011-12, a pragmatic trial on energy healing as rehabilitation after colorectal cancer was conducted in Denmark with participants who had completed cancer-related hospital treatment within the past 18 months prior to study inclusion. As part of the trial, participants (n = 247) completed a questionnaire on the use, motivations, pathways and perceived benefits of CAM. Socio-demographic information was obtained via the Danish "],"journal":["BMC complementary and alternative medicine"],"pagination":["388"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4197266"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The use of complementary and alternative medicine after the completion of hospital treatment for colorectal cancer: findings from a questionnaire study in Denmark."],"pmcid":["PMC4197266"],"pubmed_authors":["Nissen N","Lunde A","Johannessen H","Pedersen CG"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The use of complementary and alternative medicine after the completion of hospital treatment for colorectal cancer: findings from a questionnaire study in Denmark.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for colorectal cancer, despite the high incidence of colorectal cancer and the frequency of CAM use for cancer-related symptoms. This is the first Danish study to examine the use of CAM by individuals who completed hospital treatment for colorectal cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2011-12, a pragmatic trial on energy healing as rehabilitation after colorectal cancer was conducted in Denmark with participants who had completed cancer-related hospital treatment within the past 18 months prior to study inclusion. As part of the trial, participants (n = 247) completed a questionnaire on the use, motivations, pathways and perceived benefits of CAM. Socio-demographic information was obtained via the Danish ","dates":{"release":"2014-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2014 Oct","modification":"2025-05-29T20:27:04.757Z","creation":"2025-05-29T20:27:04.757Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4197266","cross_references":{"pubmed":["25304122"],"doi":["10.1186/1472-6882-14-388"]}}