Oncology Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviors, and Counseling Experiences About Apitherapy: A Cross-Sectional Research

Objective: Apitherapy is frequently used by patients as honey, pollen, propolis and bee venom in the treatment of cancer its symptoms. This study was conducted to determine oncology nurses' knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, counseling experiences about apitherapy. Material Methods: descriptive crosssectional. The performed with 105 nurses who fully completed questionnaire provided feedback. Results: Oncology received training on apitherapy (1.9%), had knowledge (30.5%), got information from internet (33.3%). It found that 80.0% Nurses indicated that, among products, honey most, least. When were asked how affected patients, they reported it relieved psychologically increased their adherence (71.5%), positively prognosis disease (11.4%), improved symptoms (8.6%). lung (47.6%), breast (46.7%) cancers, leukemia resorted also manage anorexia (53.3%), fatigue (48.6%), mucositis (43.8%). toxic reactions 10.5% (redness-rash skin, liver enzymes) using products. Conclusion: demonstrated experience future's limited. Cancer must receive accept responsibility for improve quality life.