Posters
Presentation Type
Poster
Discipline Track
Patient Care
Abstract Type
Research/Clinical
Abstract
Background: The treatment against cancer depends of the type of cancer and the stadium that is found, the treatment consist in the application of one or various methods, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research, the principals methods used are the following: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, driven therapy, hormonal therapy, mother cells transplant, biomarker test, etc. Mexico has more than 4500 medicinal plants, and only 11% of those plants had chemical, pharmacological and biomedical efficacy. For the above, in the country stands out the use of herbalist treatment for different types of cancer, however, the published articles in this topic are scarce. The present abstract becomes important since there is no study of this type in the northern region of Mexico.
Methods: This study is observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and prolective. A non-probabilistic sampling was carried out. The study included 100 patients who attended the oncology area of the Hospital de Alta Especialidad de Ciudad Victoria “Bicentenario 2010” during the study period and who met the selection criteria indicated for this research.
Results: 100 surveys were carried out on cancer patients, of which 55% were female. This population has an average age of 48.2 years. Regarding the origin of the patients, 67% reside in Ciudad Victoria. The range of educational level among the interviewees oscillated between high school and middle school, who belong to the middle class. There is a prevalence of 82% in the use of alternative treatments to treat the pathology, of which 76% employ the use of herbal medicine as an adjuvant in the different diseases that are treated in the hospital. The main plants used are: 45% Cannabis sativa, 23% Morinda citrifolia and 12% Arctium lappa.
Conclusions: The use of complementary alternative medicine is common in cancer patients, highlighting herbal medicine. Due to the above, understanding the dynamics of the implementations of alternative therapies such as herbalism will allow understanding and guiding the patient in their oncological cycle process and minimizing side effects.
Recommended Citation
Martínez-Padrón, Hadassa Y.; Vargas-Ruiz, Hernán Uziel; Vargas-Gonzalez, Domingo; Casillas-Ramírez, Araní; and Guerrero-Nava, J M., "Prevalence of alternative treatments in patients in the oncology area in northeastern Mexico" (2024). Research Symposium. 116.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/2023/posters/116
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Prevalence of alternative treatments in patients in the oncology area in northeastern Mexico
Background: The treatment against cancer depends of the type of cancer and the stadium that is found, the treatment consist in the application of one or various methods, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research, the principals methods used are the following: surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, driven therapy, hormonal therapy, mother cells transplant, biomarker test, etc. Mexico has more than 4500 medicinal plants, and only 11% of those plants had chemical, pharmacological and biomedical efficacy. For the above, in the country stands out the use of herbalist treatment for different types of cancer, however, the published articles in this topic are scarce. The present abstract becomes important since there is no study of this type in the northern region of Mexico.
Methods: This study is observational, cross-sectional, descriptive and prolective. A non-probabilistic sampling was carried out. The study included 100 patients who attended the oncology area of the Hospital de Alta Especialidad de Ciudad Victoria “Bicentenario 2010” during the study period and who met the selection criteria indicated for this research.
Results: 100 surveys were carried out on cancer patients, of which 55% were female. This population has an average age of 48.2 years. Regarding the origin of the patients, 67% reside in Ciudad Victoria. The range of educational level among the interviewees oscillated between high school and middle school, who belong to the middle class. There is a prevalence of 82% in the use of alternative treatments to treat the pathology, of which 76% employ the use of herbal medicine as an adjuvant in the different diseases that are treated in the hospital. The main plants used are: 45% Cannabis sativa, 23% Morinda citrifolia and 12% Arctium lappa.
Conclusions: The use of complementary alternative medicine is common in cancer patients, highlighting herbal medicine. Due to the above, understanding the dynamics of the implementations of alternative therapies such as herbalism will allow understanding and guiding the patient in their oncological cycle process and minimizing side effects.