1 Redcliffe Hospital, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia.
2 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Integr Cancer Ther. 2019 Jan-Dec;18:1534735419846986. doi: 10.1177/1534735419846986.
In Australia, it is estimated that around 17% to 87% of cancer patients have used one form of complementary therapy during their cancer treatment. There are numerous reasons and contributing factors for cancer patients to consider using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM information and products are readily available. However, the level of evidence to support the benefits of use in the cancer setting is limited, and the associated adverse effects and interactions with conventional medicine may not be fully studied. Besides, not all health professionals favor the concept of integrative health approaches, or have the confidence in dealing with CAM due to a lack of knowledge and standardization of practices. A thematic review of the literature was performed on the main contributing factors to cancer patients' use of CAM, as well as the current issues that may be encountered by the patients and health professionals.
在澳大利亚，据估计，大约有 17%至 87%的癌症患者在癌症治疗期间使用过一种形式的补充疗法。癌症患者考虑使用补充和替代医学（CAM）有很多原因和促成因素。CAM 信息和产品易于获得。然而，支持在癌症环境中使用的益处的证据水平有限，并且与常规药物的相关不良反应和相互作用可能尚未完全研究。此外，并非所有的医疗保健专业人员都赞成综合健康方法的概念，或者由于缺乏知识和实践的标准化，对处理 CAM 缺乏信心。对癌症患者使用 CAM 的主要促成因素以及患者和医疗保健专业人员可能遇到的当前问题进行了文献主题综述。
