Saibul Nurfaizah, Shariff Zalilah Mohd, Rahmat Asmah, Sulaiman Suhaina, Yaw Yong Heng
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2012;13(8):4081-6. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.8.4081.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent among individuals with cancer, especially breast cancer survivors. This study was conducted among 394 breast cancer survivors in selected regions of Peninsular Malaysia to identify the pattern and factors associated with CAM use. About 51% of the respondents reported CAM use as complementary treatment. Vitamins (47.2%), spiritual activities (33.2%) and other dietary supplements (30.7%) were the most commonly used CAM therapies. Common reasons for CAM use were to increase the body's ability to perform daily activities (70.9%), enhance immune function (58.3%) and improve emotional well-being (31.7%). Users obtained CAM information mainly from friends and family members (62.5%), physicians (25.0%) and mass media (13.9%). Ethnicity and years of education were significantly associated with CAM use. Although no adverse effects of CAM were reported, breast cancer survivors should discuss their CAM use with health professionals to prevent potential adverse effects of these therapies.
补充和替代医学（CAM）在癌症患者中普遍使用，尤其是乳腺癌幸存者。本研究在马来西亚半岛特定地区的394名乳腺癌幸存者中进行，以确定与使用补充和替代医学相关的模式和因素。约51%的受访者报告使用补充和替代医学作为辅助治疗。维生素（47.2%）、精神活动（33.2%）和其他膳食补充剂（30.7%）是最常用的补充和替代医学疗法。使用补充和替代医学的常见原因是提高身体进行日常活动的能力（70.9%）、增强免疫功能（58.3%）和改善情绪健康（31.7%）。使用者主要从朋友和家人（62.5%）、医生（25.0%）和大众媒体（13.9%）获得补充和替代医学信息。种族和受教育年限与使用补充和替代医学显著相关。尽管未报告补充和替代医学的不良反应，但乳腺癌幸存者应与健康专业人员讨论他们使用补充和替代医学的情况，以预防这些疗法的潜在不良反应。
