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Table 3 Adjusteda relative risk of mortality associated with herbal remedy use among 371 participants, 1999-2007

From: The roles of herbal remedies in survival and quality of life among long-term breast cancer survivors - results of a prospective study

 

All-cause mortality

Breast cancer mortality

 

No. Subjects

No. deaths

AdjustedaRR (95% CI)

No. Subjects

No. deaths

AdjustedaRR (95% CI)

Overall herbal remedy use

      

   No

154

14

1.00

154

9

1.00

   Yes

217

30

1.28 (0.62-2.64)

217

24

1.78 (0.72-4.40)

By type

      

Echinacea use

      

   No

264

30

1.00

264

20

1.00

   Yes

107

14

1.14 (0.55-2.35)

107

13

1.85 (0.80-4.29)

Herbal tea used as a remedy

      

   No

294

31

1.00

294

22

1.00

   Yes

77

13

1.61 (0.78-3.29)

66

11

1.90 (0.83-4.35)

Ginko biloba use

      

   No

301

37

1.00

301

27

1.00

   Yes

70

7

0.80 (0.34-1.89)

70

6

0.99 (0.38-2.60)

  1. aAdjusted for ethnicity, age at diagnosis, stage of cancer at diagnosis, type of non-surgical treatment, type of surgery, post-diagnosis cancer-related conditions, comorbidities, interval between diagnosis and baseline interview, annual income at baseline interview.
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