SynthesisGlobal public health2019
Prevalence of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine use by cancer patients in low income and lower-middle income countries.
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- Use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients in Colombia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Review
- Predictors of herbal medicine use among cancer patients.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Clinical associations for traditional and complementary medicine use among norwegian cancer survivors in the seventh survey of the Tromsø study: a cross-sectional study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Enablers and barriers to evidence implementation in complementary medicine: A systematic review.Integrative medicine research · 2022Review
- Prevalence of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) among adult cancer patients in Malawi.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2022Article
- Attitude, Beliefs, and Use of Herbal Remedies by Patients in the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Traditional and complementary medicine use among cancer patients in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Article
- Risk Factors Associated with Mortality Among Patients with Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Africa.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
- From their own perspectives: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions of traditional health practitioners in northern Uganda regarding cancers, their causes and treatments.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- The Therapeutic Principle of Combined Strengthening Qi and Eliminating Pathogens in Treating Middle-Advanced Primary Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Traditional medicine use in Timor-Leste.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Article
- Traditional and Complementary Medicine Use Among Adult Cancer Patients Undergoing Conventional Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review on the Use, Safety and Risks.Cancer management and research · 2020Article
- Facilitators and barriers to traditional medicine use among cancer patients in Malawi.PloS one · 2019Article
- Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
The use of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) for cancer may influence the delivery or effectiveness of conventional cancer treatment. In this systematic review, we aimed to (1) summarise the available prevalence data on traditional medicine use by cancer patients in less developed countries (LDCs), and (2) stratify the prevalence data by world region and country income level. A literature search for cancer, TCAM, and low income (LI) and lower-middle income (LMI) countries was conducted across 5 databases. A total of 2,365 publications were reviewed for eligibility, of which 25 studies met inclusion criteria. The combined sample size was 6,878 cancer patients, with a median of 54.5% reporting the use of TCAM for cancer care. Of the studies providing data on the concomitant use of TCAM and conventional cancer treatment (
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