McLean Thomas W, Kemper Kathi J
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
J Soc Integr Oncol. 2006 Winter;4(1):40-5.
Complementary and alternative medicine(CAM) therapies are commonly used by pediatric oncology patients. CAM therapies may be divided into four categories: biochemical, lifestyle, biomechanical, and bioenergetic. Surveys within the past decade estimate the prevalence of CAM use in pediatric oncology to be 31 to 87%, and in many cases the treating physician is unaware of the patients' CAM use. It is thus important to systematically ask patients and their parents about CAM therapies. Reliable resources are available for families and health care providers. Open, respectful communication, even in the absence of evidence, is crucial in both helping and protecting patients, and in avoiding conflicts.
补充和替代医学（CAM）疗法在儿科肿瘤患者中普遍使用。CAM疗法可分为四类：生物化学、生活方式、生物力学和生物能量学。过去十年的调查估计，儿科肿瘤患者中使用CAM的比例为31%至87%，在许多情况下，主治医生并不知晓患者使用CAM的情况。因此，系统地询问患者及其父母关于CAM疗法的情况很重要。为家庭和医疗保健提供者提供了可靠的资源。即使在缺乏证据的情况下，开放、尊重的沟通对于帮助和保护患者以及避免冲突都至关重要。
