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Popular Practices

A new survey of 4,139 cancer survivors looked at the percentage of survivors who used the following:

Prayer/spiritual practice  61%
Relaxation  44%
Faith/spiritual healing  42%
Nutritional supplements/
vitamins  40%
Meditation  15%
Religious counseling  11%
Massage  11%
Support groups  10%
Special diet  10%
Imagery/visualization  9%
Herbal therapy  7%
Tai chi/yoga  5%
Aromatherapy  4%
Therapeutic touch  3%
Art  2%
Homeopathy  2%
Acupuncture/acupressure  1%
Biofeedback therapy  1%
Hypnosis  0.4%

Source: A Population-Based Study of Prevalence of Complementary Methods Use by Cancer Survivors: A report from the American Cancer Society’s studies of cancer survivors, August 2008