Cancer patients’ behaviors and attitudes toward natural health products

Table 1 An example explaining how NHPs fusion influences the analysis. Patient X uses homeopathy & BFs

Question topic	Problematic answer	Hypothesis	Selection method	Selected answer
Type & frequency?	H^a: daily	What is the most used NHP?	Highest frequency	Daily consumption of H & BFs
Type & frequency?	BFs: monthly	What is the most used NHP?	Highest frequency	Daily consumption of H & BFs
Started using?	H: before the diagnosis	Did the diagnosis affect consumption?	Closest time to the diagnosis	Use of H & BFs since the diagnosis
Started using?	BFs: at the diagnosis	Did the diagnosis affect consumption?	Closest time to the diagnosis	Use of H & BFs since the diagnosis
Experience?	H: adverse reaction	Is there an adverse reaction or a beneficial effect?	Mean^b	AR after intake of H & BFs
Experience?	BFs: no effect	Is there an adverse reaction or a beneficial effect?	Mean^b	AR after intake of H & BFs

^aH stands for homeopathy
^bFor the question about experience, we checked that the same patient did not report adverse reaction and beneficial effect from taking NHPs in the same category

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