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Table 2 History of Use of Sen-Sei-Ro Reported by 782 Survey Respondents

From: Measuring perceived effects of drinking an extract of basidiomycetes Agaricus blazei murill: a survey of Japanese consumers with cancer

Characteristic

Number

Percent

How long have you been taking "Sen-Sei-Ro?

(median: more than a year)

 

Less than a month

9

1.2

1–3 months

57

7.3

3–6 months

108

13.9

6 months- 1 year

172

22.1

More than 1 year

432

55.5

When did you start drinking "Sen-Sei-Ro?"

(median: after starting treatment)

 

Before the cancer diagnosis

22

2.9

At the time of cancer diagnosis (before surgery or chemotherapy)

218

28.4

After starting the treatment (surgery or chemotherapy)

266

34

After completion of treatment (surgery or chemotherapy)

262

34.1

What best describes your situation?

(median: every day)

 

Drink it every day (routinely)

644

84.4

Drink while I am undergoing cancer treatment

71

9.3

Drink when I am feeling poorly, tired, and weak)

22

2.9

Drink when I am feeling worried about my cancer)

26

3.4

How many packs do you drink, on the average, per week?

(median: 1 pack/day)

 

Less than 7 packs (less than 1/day)

49

6.4

7 packs (1 pack/day)

369

48.4

2 packs/day

195

25.6

3 packs/day

126

16.5

4 or more packs/day

24

3.1