摘要：This work aimed to identify the alternative therapeutics practices commonly used by oncologic patient, and the meanings of these acquired during the developing of the disease and the treatment. The research was developed in the oncology unit of a hospital in the south of Brazil. The present qualitative study is exploratory and descriptive. For the data collection were used two semi-structured interviews. As a result was observed that most of people were the greats number of the pacients 24 months accomplishing chemotherapy, and 57% of these have had some concomitant alternative treatment. Most of the women, among 40 to 50 years, referred to appeal to alternative initiatives, without freedom in discussing it with the physician. The study showed that to get involved on alternative therapies does not mean to deny the medical treatment, but to seek for something that allow participation and express autonomy in search after the cure.
其他摘要：This work aimed to identify the alternative therapeutics practices commonly used by oncologic patient, and the meanings of these acquired during the developing of the disease and the treatment. The research was developed in the oncology unit of a hospital in the south of Brazil. The present qualitative study is exploratory and descriptive. For the data collection were used two semi-structured interviews. As a result was observed that most of people were the greats number of the pacients 24 months accomplishing chemotherapy, and 57% of these have had some concomitant alternative treatment. Most of the women, among 40 to 50 years, referred to appeal to alternative initiatives, without freedom in discussing it with the physician. The study showed that to get involved on alternative therapies does not mean to deny the medical treatment, but to seek for something that allow participation and express autonomy in search after the cure.
