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Allied J Med Res 2017
Volume 1 Issue 2 Herbal Medicine 2017
September 01-02, 2017 London, UK
3rd International Conference and Expo on
Herbal & Alternative Medicine
Page 53
The use of complementary and alternative
medicine in breast cancer: bridging the gap
Kavi Sharma1 , Joana Almeida2, Jonathan Gabe2 and John L
Anderson1
1Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK
2University of London, UK
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in United
Kingdom. The extensive use of complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) by women suffering from
breast cancer is well documented in research. A study
in Canada, reported this use to be as high as 80%. In
a similar survey in Germany, over 90% of breast cancer
patients used CAM therapy. Similar trends have been
reported in USA, and Asia. The literature highlights a
disturbing lack of communication between healthcare
professionals and patients about CAM use. Up to 77% of
cancer patients do not reveal their CAM use. This creates
a communication gap and could hinder efforts to provide
effective healthcare. Our study aims to address this deficit.
We have two aims: To explore the Knowledge, Attitudes
and Practices (KAP) towards CAM. of women with breast
cancer, to understand and to use this information to
develop means of improving communication between
cancer patients and their Health Care Professionals.
The results of this study will be presented and opened to
discussion.
Allied J Med Res 2017