Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been commonly used among Americans; however, less is known about its use among men with a history of prostate cancer.
This study used the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to explore the amount and type of CAM use among 218 Black and White men with a history of prostate cancer. Over 90% of men reported having ever used any form of CAM and most men used biologically-based and mind-body therapies. Nurses are in a unique position to discuss, to assess needs and practices, and perhaps, to act as intermediaries for physicians and other healthcare professionals and prostate cancer survivors who use CAM.
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Ross LE, Fletcher A, Anderson MC, Meade SA, Powe BD, Howard D. Are you the author?
Department of Leadership Studies, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Reference: J Cult Divers. 2012 Winter;19(4):143-50.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23362695
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