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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study

Background. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased and little is known on CAM use during the initial period. Therefore, the aim was to determine prevalence of CAM use among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients prior to seeking conventional treatment. Methods. This is...

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Main Authors:	Zulkipli, Aina Farhana, Islam, Tania, Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah, Dahlui, Maznah, Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala, Al-Sadat, Nabilla, Majid, Hazreen Abdul, Hussain, Samsinah
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Published:	SAGE Publications (UK and US) 2018
Subjects:	R Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/20153/ https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735417745248
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spelling	my.um.eprints.201532019-01-25T01:35:55Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20153/ Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study Zulkipli, Aina Farhana Islam, Tania Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah Dahlui, Maznah Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala Al-Sadat, Nabilla Majid, Hazreen Abdul Hussain, Samsinah R Medicine Background. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased and little is known on CAM use during the initial period. Therefore, the aim was to determine prevalence of CAM use among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients prior to seeking conventional treatment. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study involved interviewing newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) using a structured questionnaire. Eligible respondents were interviewedduring a routine clinical visit. Results. A total of 400 patients were interviewed, of whom 139 (34.8%) were CAM users. Dietary supplementation (n = 107, 77.0%) was the most frequently used type of CAM, followed by spiritual healing (n = 40, 28.8%) and traditional Chinese medicine (n = 32, 23.0%). Malay ethnic group (n = 61, 43.9%) was the largest group of CAM users, followed by Chinese (n = 57, 41.0%) and Indian (n = 20, 14.4%). Majority of these CAM users (n = 87, 73.1%) did not disclose the use of CAM to their doctors. Most of them used remedies based on the recommendation of family and friends. Malay ethnicity and patients with 3 or more comorbidities were more likely to use CAM. Conclusion. There is substantial use of CAM among breast cancer patients in UMMC prior to seeking hospital treatment, and the most popular CAM modality is dietary supplements. Since, the majority of CAM users do not disclose the use of CAM to their physicians, therefore health care providers should ensure that those patients who are likely to use CAM are appropriately counseled and advised. SAGE Publications (UK and US) 2018 Article PeerReviewed Zulkipli, Aina Farhana and Islam, Tania and Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah and Dahlui, Maznah and Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala and Al-Sadat, Nabilla and Majid, Hazreen Abdul and Hussain, Samsinah (2018) Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 17 (2). pp. 312-321. ISSN 1534-7354 https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735417745248 doi:10.1177/1534735417745248
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spellingShingle	R Medicine Zulkipli, Aina Farhana Islam, Tania Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah Dahlui, Maznah Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala Al-Sadat, Nabilla Majid, Hazreen Abdul Hussain, Samsinah Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
description	Background. The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased and little is known on CAM use during the initial period. Therefore, the aim was to determine prevalence of CAM use among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients prior to seeking conventional treatment. Methods. This is a cross-sectional study involved interviewing newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) using a structured questionnaire. Eligible respondents were interviewedduring a routine clinical visit. Results. A total of 400 patients were interviewed, of whom 139 (34.8%) were CAM users. Dietary supplementation (n = 107, 77.0%) was the most frequently used type of CAM, followed by spiritual healing (n = 40, 28.8%) and traditional Chinese medicine (n = 32, 23.0%). Malay ethnic group (n = 61, 43.9%) was the largest group of CAM users, followed by Chinese (n = 57, 41.0%) and Indian (n = 20, 14.4%). Majority of these CAM users (n = 87, 73.1%) did not disclose the use of CAM to their doctors. Most of them used remedies based on the recommendation of family and friends. Malay ethnicity and patients with 3 or more comorbidities were more likely to use CAM. Conclusion. There is substantial use of CAM among breast cancer patients in UMMC prior to seeking hospital treatment, and the most popular CAM modality is dietary supplements. Since, the majority of CAM users do not disclose the use of CAM to their physicians, therefore health care providers should ensure that those patients who are likely to use CAM are appropriately counseled and advised.
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author	Zulkipli, Aina Farhana Islam, Tania Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah Dahlui, Maznah Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala Al-Sadat, Nabilla Majid, Hazreen Abdul Hussain, Samsinah
author_facet	Zulkipli, Aina Farhana Islam, Tania Mohd Taib, Nur Aishah Dahlui, Maznah Bhoo-Pathy, Nirmala Al-Sadat, Nabilla Majid, Hazreen Abdul Hussain, Samsinah
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title	Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
title_short	Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
title_full	Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
title_fullStr	Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
title_full_unstemmed	Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study
title_sort	use of complementary and alternative medicine among newly diagnosed breast cancer patients in malaysia: an early report from the mybcc study
publisher	SAGE Publications (UK and US)
publishDate	2018
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study

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