Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
| Autor: | Nur Aishah Taib, Hazreen Abdul Majid, Nabilla Al-Sadat, Tania Islam, Aina Farhana Zulkipli, Samsinah Hussain, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Maznah Dahlui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Complementary Therapies
medicine.medical_specialty animal structures Alternative medicine Breast Neoplasms Newly diagnosed dietary supplements 03 medical and health sciences breast cancer 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine Prevalence spiritual healing Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Medicine Chinese Traditional Research Articles RC254-282 business.industry Malaysia Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Complementary and alternative medicine Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female business |
| Zdroj: | Integrative Cancer Therapies, Vol 17 (2018) Integrative Cancer Therapies |
| ISSN: | 1552-695X 1534-7354 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534735417745248 |
| Popis: | Background. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased and little is known on CAM use during the initial period. Therefore, the aim was to determine prevalence of CAM use among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients prior to seeking conventional treatment. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study involved interviewing newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) using a structured questionnaire. Eligible respondents were interviewedduring a routine clinical visit. Results. A total of 400 patients were interviewed, of whom 139 (34.8%) were CAM users. Dietary supplementation (n = 107, 77.0%) was the most frequently used type of CAM, followed by spiritual healing (n = 40, 28.8%) and traditional Chinese medicine (n = 32, 23.0%). Malay ethnic group (n = 61, 43.9%) was the largest group of CAM users, followed by Chinese (n = 57, 41.0%) and Indian (n = 20, 14.4%). Majority of these CAM users (n = 87, 73.1%) did not disclose the use of CAM to their doctors. Most of them used remedies based on the recommendation of family and friends. Malay ethnicity and patients with 3 or more comorbidities were more likely to use CAM. Conclusion. There is substantial use of CAM among breast cancer patients in UMMC prior to seeking hospital treatment, and the most popular CAM modality is dietary supplements. Since, the majority of CAM users do not disclose the use of CAM to their physicians, therefore health care providers should ensure that those patients who are likely to use CAM are appropriately counseled and advised. |
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