Table 2 CAM use by type of cancer
CAM used | Type of cancer: Number of users (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Breast (n = 67) | Prostate (n = 36) | Ovarian (n = 17) | Colon (n = 12) | Other (n = 5) | p-value |
Medicinal herbs | 65 (97.0) | 34 (94.4) | 15 (88.2) | 10 (83.36) | 5 (100.0) | 0.292 |
Spiritual therapy | 46 (68.7) | 27 (75.0) | 13 (76.5) | 10 (83.3) | 5 (100.0) | 0.503 |
Alternative medicine | 4 (6.0) | 5 (13.9) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.205 |
Physical therapy | 3 (4.5) | 2 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.048 |
Energy therapy | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.902 |