Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Minority and Medically Underserved Oncology Patients: Assessment and Implications

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Minority and Medically Underserved Oncology Patients: Assessment and Implications

Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in minority and medically underserved oncology patients is not well documented. We assessed knowledge and utilization of CAM in a sample of these patients receiving treatment at an urban community hospital. Methods: Patients with cancer...

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Main Authors:	Desiree Jones PhD, Lorenzo Cohen PhD, Alyssa G. Rieber MD, Diana Urbauer MS, Bryan Fellman MS, Michael J. Fisch MD, MPH, Arlene Nazario MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:	Integrative Cancer Therapies
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735417735892

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