| Title |
Laetrile for cancer: a systematic review of the clinical evidence
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, November 2006
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s00520-006-0168-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stefania Milazzo, Stephane Lejeune, Edzard Ernst |
| Abstract |
Many cancer patients treated with conventional therapies also try 'alternative' cancer treatments. Laetrile is one such 'alternative' that is claimed to be effective by many alternative therapists. Laetrile is also sometimes referred to as amygdalin, although the two are not the same. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| Poland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 7 | 78% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Scientists | 3 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 22% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 13% |
| Researcher | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 19 | 16% |
| Unknown | 22 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 14% |
| Unknown | 25 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2
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