Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Breast Cancer Patients at a Medical Center in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming more common in medical practice, but little is known about the concurrent use of CAM and conventional treatment. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the types of CAM used and their prevalence in a regional patient cohort with breast cancer (BC).

Methods

BC patients were interviewed with a structured questionnaire survey on the use of CAM in southern Taiwan at an Integrative Breast Cancer Center (IBCC). The National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) classification was used to group responses. Over a period of 8 months, all patients receiving treatment for cancer at the IBCC were approached.

Results

A total of 106 BC patients completed the survey (response rate: 79.7%). The preva

SUBMITTER: Chin CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797811 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature