Nutritional Supplements & Complementary/Alternative Medicine by Prostate & Breast Cancer Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study was a survey to determine the frequency of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use in patients recently diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer who were starting radiation therapy. The survey was repeated at three time points to assess changes in CAM use over time.

Official Title
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Use of Nutritional Supplements and CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) by Prostate and Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy

Conditions
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Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: questionnaire administration


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion/Exclusions Men that have histologically proven carcinoma of the prostate and have chosen some form of radiation therapy as their primary therapy for prostate cancer. Women who are undergoing external beam radiation therapy to the breast as primary or adjuvant therapy are eligible. All participants must be able to read and write. Subjects with dementia and mental retardation that complicates completing the questionnaires will not be enrolled. Subjects with known metastatic disease will be excluded. There are no age restrictions for this study.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 21 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: questionnaire administration|Ancillary studies|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quantitate the various types of CAM therapy utilized by men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer who are currently undergoing radiation. | Quantitate the various types of CAM therapy utilized by men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer who are currently undergoing radiation therapy at The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. Nutrient supplements and alternative medication use is the primary focus of the assessment. | Up to 1 year | 
| Determine if patients change their patterns of CAM use prior to, during, or after radiation treatment. |  | Up to 1 year | 
| Assess quality of life using validated instruments during radiation therapy and determine if there is a correlation between CAM use and quality of life. |  | Up to 1 year | 
| Assess radiation therapy toxicity using standardized criteria from the Oncology Nursing Society and determine if there is a correlation between CAM use and measures of toxicity. |  | Up to 1 year | 
| To determine predictive factors for CAM and nutritional supplement use, such as age, race, income, education, marital status, or tobacco/alcohol use. |  | Up to 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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CAM, Alternative Medicine