Acceptance and use of complementary and alternative medicine among medical specialists: a 15-year systematic review and data synthesis

P Phutrakool, K Pongpirul - Systematic Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has gained popularity
among the general population, but its acceptance and use among medical specialists have …

Toxicity and pharmacogenomic biomarkers in breast cancer chemotherapy

ZN Al-Mahayri, GP Patrinos, BR Ali - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most prevalent types of cancer worldwide with high
morbidity and mortality rates. Treatment modalities include systemic therapy, in which …

Use of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival

SB Johnson, HS Park, CP Gross… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
There is limited available information on patterns of utilization and efficacy of alternative
medicine (AM) for patients with cancer. We identified 281 patients with nonmetastatic breast …

Breast cancer and COVID-19: the effect of fear on patients' decision-making process

G Vanni, M Materazzo, M Pellicciaro, S Ingallinella… - in vivo, 2020 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak is currently having a huge
impact on medical resource allocation. Breast Cancer (BC) patients are concerned both with …

Refusal of cancer-directed surgery by breast cancer patients: risk factors and survival outcomes

A Gaitanidis, M Alevizakos, C Tsalikidis… - Clinical breast …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background It has been reported that some patients with breast cancer may refuse cancer-
directed surgery, but the incidence in the United States is not currently known. The purpose …

Complementary and alternative medicine use in hospitalized cancer patients—study from Silesia, Poland

K Kasprzycka, M Kurzawa, M Kucharz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is common
amongst cancer patients. The aim of the study was to investigate the use of CAM, beliefs …

Racial and ethnic disparities in the refusal of surgical treatment in women 40 years and older with breast cancer in the USA between 2010 and 2017

P Fwelo, ZI Yusuf, A Adjei, G Huynh, XL Du - Breast Cancer Research and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Although surgical resection is the main modality of treatment for breast cancer,
some patients elect to refuse the recommended surgery. We assessed racial and ethnic …

Noncompliance to guidelines in head and neck cancer treatment; associated factors for both patient and physician

EAC Dronkers, SW Mes, MH Wieringa… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background Decisions on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treatment are
widely recognized as being difficult, due to high morbidity, often involving vital functions …

Declination of Treatment, Racial and Ethnic Disparity, and Overall Survival in US Patients With Breast Cancer

JQ Freeman, JL Li, SG Fisher, KA Yao… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Declining treatment negatively affects health outcomes among patients with
cancer. Limited research has investigated national trends of and factors associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Use of alternative medicine is delaying health-seeking behavior by Bangladeshi breast cancer patients

K Akhtar, K Akhtar, MM Rahman - European journal of breast …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Various treatment options including alternative medicine is available in
underdeveloped countries which attracts easily the community with low profile. This study …