Communication and integration: a qualitative analysis of perspectives among Middle Eastern oncology healthcare professionals on the integration of complementary medicine in supportive cancer care


BEN-ARYE E., POPPER-GIVEON A., SAMUELS N., Mutafoglu K., SCHIFF E., OMRAN S., ...More

JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.142, no.5, pp.1117-1126, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

The use of complementary and traditional medicine (CTM ) in Middle Eastern countries is widespread, including among patients with cancer. Perspectives of oncology healthcare professionals (HCPs) in this region regarding the integration of CTM within conventional supportive cancer care were explored.