Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Cancer: A Pilot Survey of Attitudes and Habits among Cancer Patients in Italy
Table 4
Sources of information on TCIM.
TCIM: sources of information
BP
MBP
n
%
n
%
None
25
11.0
54
28.3
Relatives or friends
55
24.1
40
20.9
Other patients
15
6.6
13
6.8
Patients’ associations
7
3.1
22
11.5
Social media or magazines
21
9.2
13
6.8
Oncologists
73
32.0
32
16.8
Family doctors
29
12.7
11
5.8
Dieticians/nutritionists
25
11.0
5
2.6
Homeopathic doctors
6
2.6
1
0.5
Other physicians
7
3.1
0
—
Oncologists
—
7
3.7
Others
10
4.4
8
4.2
No answer
4
1.8
4
2.1
Distribution of the source of information on TCIM choices among BP users (left columns) or MBP users (right columns). Numbers indicate percentages of patients. Multiple answers allowed.
