From: Cancer patients' attitudes towards Chinese medicine: a Hong Kong survey
Variables | Western medicine n(%) | Chinese medicine n(%) | Integrative Chinese and Western medicine n(%) |
---|---|---|---|
        Total | 347(44.15%) | 13((1.65%) | 426(54.2%) |
Progression suppress | 235(67.7%) | 9(69.2%) | 259(60.8%) |
Relieve the symptoms | 83(23.9%) | 10(76.9%) | 245(57.5%) |
Reduce dosage of western medicine | 64(15%) | ||
Sufficient psychological support | 103(29.7%) | 3(23.1%) | 159(37.3%) |
Sufficient evidence | 185(53.4%) | 2(15.4%) | |
Promote the quality of life | 103(29.7%) | 8(61.5%) | 206(48.4%) |
Western medicine fails to suppress the progression | 7(53%) | 109(25.6%) | |
Chinese medicine fails to suppress the progression | 77(18.1%) |