Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Patients With Cancer and Immigration Background.

Alex WuYunhong WuVijaya NatarajanPrabhsimranjot SinghWaseem CheemaRukhsana HossainChristine LiuYocasta MejiaMyoe Htet Htet OoBina ValenzanoYiqing Xu

Published in: JCO global oncology (2023)

In this cohort of patients with cancer enriched with immigration background, CAM use was the highest in African American patients. The use of CAM in the non-White patients was associated with their ethnic background, regardless whether they were US born or not. Cultural roots appeared to be a strong influencing factor for the usage of CAM.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
african american
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes