OBJECTIVE: Many @entity1 use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as primary treatment or symptom relief for a variety of illnesses. This study was designed to investigate the influence of surgical removal of a @entity5 -bearing urogenital organ on CAM use. METHODS: From 2007 to 2011, 350 @entity1 underwent major urological surgery for kidney, prostate, or @entity150 at the Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany. Data from 172 @entity1 (49%), who returned a questionnaire, were retrospectively evaluated using the hospital information system along with the questionnaire to objectify CAM use 2 years before and after surgery. RESULTS: From the 172 @entity1 returning questionnaires, 56 (33%) used CAM before and/or after surgery and 116 (67%) never used CAM. Of the 56 CAM users, 30 (54%) used CAM presurgery and 53 (95%) used CAM postsurgery, indicating a significant change of mind about CAM use. @entity1 of German nationality used CAM significantly more than @entity1 of other nationalities. Higher educational status (high-school diploma or higher) was a significant factor in favor of CAM use. The most common type of CAM used before/after surgery was an alternative medical system (63/49%), a manipulative and body-based method (50/19%), and a biological-based therapy (37/32%). Information about CAM, either provided by medical professionals or by other sources, was the main reason determining whether @entity1 used CAM or not. CONCLUSION: The number of @entity1 using CAM almost doubled after surgical removal of a @entity5 -bearing organ. Better awareness and understanding of CAM use by medical professionals could improve @entity1 counseling.

Use of complementary and alternative medicine before and after organ removal due to XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity150 :: ('MESH:D001749', 'Disease') :: ['bladder cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'cancer']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['urologic cancer']
