Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Individuals Presenting for Care at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To define the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in individuals presenting for care at a comprehensive cancer center.

Patients and methods

A total of 17 639 individuals presenting to an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (and consortium sites) completed a questionnaire regarding CAM use. Data were analyzed using the univariate χ² test to assess CAM use associated with a number of variables, including cancer status, age, gender, marital status, ethnicity, race, employment, and education level.

Results

Eighty-seven percent of individuals who completed the CAM survey acknowledged CAM therapy use within the previous 12 months. Of the 5 broad categories of CAM, the most commonly used were biologically based approaches (14 759/17 

SUBMITTER: Judson PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5736072 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature