Table 4 Integrated pattern between Chinese treatment and five common anti-cancer Western medicine treatments
From: Cancer patients' attitudes towards Chinese medicine: a Hong Kong survey
Types of Chinese medicine treatment | No. of users | No. of Chinese medicine users (%) | Types of Chinese medicine treatment | No. of users (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 781 | 449(57.1) | Â | |
Surgery | 453 | 257(56.7) | Chinese Herbal Medicine | 243(53.6) |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 8(1.8) | |||
Therapeutic Massage | 4(0.9) | |||
Qigong | 25(5.5) | |||
Chinese Dietary Therapy | 51(11.3) | |||
Chemotherapy | 501 | 317(63.3) | Chinese Herbal Medicine | 301(60.1) |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 12(2.4) | |||
Therapeutic Massage | 6(1.2) | |||
Qigong | 28(5.6) | |||
Chinese Dietary Therapy | 50(10.0) | |||
Radiotherapy | 487 | 279(57.3) | Chinese Herbal Medicine | 265(54.4) |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 14(2.9) | |||
Therapeutic Massage | 8(1.6) | |||
Qigong | 24(4.9) | |||
Chinese Dietary Therapy | 49(10.1) | |||
Endocrine therapy | 84 | 48(57.1) | Chinese Herbal Medicine | 47(56.0) |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 2(2.4) | |||
Therapeutic Massage | 2(2.4) | |||
Qigong | 8(9.5) | |||
Chinese Dietary Therapy | 11(13.1) | |||
Palliative therapy | 12 | 11(91.7) | Chinese Herbal Medicine | 11(91.7) |
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 1(8.3) | |||
Therapeutic Massage | 2(16.7) | |||
Qigong | 1(8.3) | |||
Chinese Dietary Therapy | 2(16.7) | |||