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Complementary and alternative medicine use in cancer: A systematic review.

Martin R. Keene I. Heslop S. Sabesan B. Glass

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in cancer is increasing. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine demographic profiles and prevalence and reasons for use in cancer patients. METHODS In this systematic review, the databases OVID, PubMed, and Scopus were searched for studies on CAM use in cancer between 2009 and June 2018. RESULTS The results showed that an average of 51% of cancer patients used CAM. Common independent demographic characteristics associated with CAM use were younger, female cancer patients, having higher education, earning a higher income and having previously used CAM. Frequent reasons for use, grouped into themes were shown to be to influence their cancer and general health and to treat complications of the cancer or therapy. CONCLUSION The review provides an insight and will serve to better inform health professionals on how this population is using CAM.

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Medicine

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Martin R. Keene

I. Heslop

S. Sabesan

B. Glass

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Keene, M.R., Heslop, I., Sabesan, S., Glass, B. (2019). Complementary and alternative medicine use in cancer: A systematic review.. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CTCP.2019.01.004

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Tahun Terbit: 2019
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 243×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.1016/J.CTCP.2019.01.004
Akses: Open Access ✓