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Table 3 Expected and perceived (actual) benefits from CAM

From: Use of complementary and alternative medicine by cancer patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria

Expected benefits

Frequency (%)

Actual benefits

Frequency (%)

Directly treat/cure the cancer

66 (63.5)

No benefit

70 (67.3)

To do everything possible for this cancer

18 (17.3)

Yes, can't specify

5 (4.8)

Improve physical well being

11 (10.7)

Yes with specific benefits

26 (25.0)

Improve psychological and emotional well being

5 (4.9)

No response

3 (2.9)

Relieve cancer symptoms

3 (2.9)

  

Boost body's ability to fight

2 (1.9)

  

Clean up wound

1 (1.0)

  

Detect the type of disease and treat

1 (1.0)

  

No response

6 (5.8)

  

Total

104 (100)