Open AccessComplementary and alternative medicine use among the cancer patients in Northern India
Author(s) -
Dinesh Kumar,
Naveen Krishan Goel,
Awadhesh Kumar Pandey,
Sandeep Singh Sarpal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.179689
Subject(s) - medicine , license , copying , attribution , family medicine , traditional medicine , law , psychology , social psychology , political science
Cancer has emerged as a major public health problem. People often turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) when they have a long-lasting problem. CAM is a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. The present study was conducted to find prevalence rate of CAM use among cancer patients undergoing allopathic treatment in a health facility and to compare the CAM usage patterns among different subgroups of patients at different stages. Further to investigate some psychosocial, cultural, and demographiccorrelates/predictors of CAM use.