Complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer survivors: a population-based study
Open Access
- 6 October 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Journal of Cancer Survivorship
- Vol. 5 (1), 8-17
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-010-0153-7
Abstract
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among cancer survivors is high, yet less is known about reasons behind such use or the communication of CAM with conventional medical providers.Keywords
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