Open AccessComplementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Cancer Patients in Rural Australia
Author(s) -
Aimee E. Sullivan,
Peter J Gilbar,
Colin Curtain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
integrative cancer therapies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1552-695X
pISSN - 1534-7354
DOI - 10.1177/1534735415580679
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , metropolitan area , alternative medicine , cancer , health care , rural area , pathology , economics , economic growth
Numerous studies have demonstrated the high prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in metropolitan cancer cohorts but few have been conducted in regional and remote populations. This study aimed to investigate the trends and regional variations in CAM use by cancer patients at a regional cancer care center in Toowoomba, South East Queensland, Australia.