Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
  • 2 Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
  • 3 Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Medicine, Allianze University College of Medical Sciences, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
J Tradit Complement Med, 2016 Oct;6(4):321-326.
PMID: 27774413

Abstract

The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM; bǔ chōng yǔ tì dài yī xué) has been rapidly increasing among cancer patients. However, this pervasiveness is still largely unexplored among Malaysian cancer patients. The current study aimed to evaluate the patterns of CAM use among cancer patients from a local hospital in Malaysia. In addition, the study focused on the information-seeking behavior and CAM use disclosure to doctors. Of 393 patients, 184 (46.1%) had used CAM for their cancers. CAM usage was significantly associated with gender (p = 0.021), level of education (p = 0.001), employment status (p = 0.02), and monthly income (p 

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