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KMID : 1147820130020020154
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Journal of Naturopathy
2013 Volume.2 No. 2 p.154 ~ p.163
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Effects of Naturopathic Treatments of Korean Cancer Patients
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Hong Sung-Jin
Lee Hyung-Hwan
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the variety of naturopathic treatment of cancer patients, utilization of naturopathic treatment for each cancer type, awareness of the subjects in this study about effect of naturopathic treatment and its impact on the extension of survival period. The subjects were 780 patients out of cancer patients who were registered as a cancer patient in 2012 and were serviced at health centers in cities and regional areas nationwide and five housing and care centers for cancer treatment. The results were statistically analyzed using SPSS. First, 94.9% of the cancer patients of this study used naturopathic treatment. Types of naturopathic treatments are composed of 76% in exercise therapy and 61.8% in vegetarian dietary. Mind and body and psychological therapy used by each cancer type are in order of breast cancer, lung cancer and liver cancer with ratios of 53.9%, 50.7%, 45.2%, respectively. Dietary nutrition biological therapies were used by stomach cancer and colon cancer patients with ratios of 51.1% and 40.9% respectively. Second, the states of cancer of subjects in the research when found in early diagnosis were phase I (initial stage) stomach cancer 50.8%, other types 43.6%, and liver cancer 38.2%. Medium phase (Stage II) was breast cancer 54.2% and colon cancer 41%. And Final phase (Stage III) was lung cancer 40.5%. Types of cancer found in early diagnosis varied. Third, regarding the awareness of effect on the extension of period of survival, 58.2% of subjects of the research stated that naturopathic treatment was effective to extend the period of survival of cancer patients. Regarding awareness about efficacy and effect after use of naturopathic treatment, it showed that ‘release of stresses’ was the highest ratio with 30.5% and followed by ‘decrease of anxiety’ with 26.4%. Fourth, 10.9% of patients experienced side effects from naturopathic treatment, and only 0.9% has severe side effects. Life style that was changed in the course of cancer diagnosis and treatment were preference of vegetarianism with 49.6% and exercise therapy with 45.5%. So 94.9% of them experienced the change of life style. To conclude, it is important and necessary to study further on introduction naturopathic treatment and complementary and alternative medicine into treatment of cancer patients or apply it medical policy.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer, Naturopathy, Alternative medicine, Cancer patient, Stress
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