Not all cancer patients with an interest in CAM are the same. Differences between patients with a CAM interest prior to the cancer diagnosis and those with first-time interest since diagnosis.

CONCLUSION: Known predictors for interest in CAM such as female gender, higher education and younger age do not seem to apply in cancer patients with no prior CAM affinity. This result together with a high CAM prevalence raises the importance of addressing CAM in all cancer patients for a need-oriented treatment and to avoid side effects and interactions with conventional treatment.
PMID: 31331555 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - July 25, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dubois C, Eisfeld H, Bauer F, Schmidt T, Kastrati K, Hochhaus A, Hübner J Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research