Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients undergoing cancer treatment
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Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients undergoing cancer treatment.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in a representative cancer population prior to and within 6 months of diagnosis. A total of 304 newly diagnosed cancer patients from two UK cancer centres completed a postal survey. Of them, 100 patients (32.9%) used CAM before their cancer diagnosis, 59 of these CAM users continued post diagnosis. Twe...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cancer Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0961-5423,1365-2354
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00911.x