Characteristics of users and implications for the use of complementary and alternative medicine in Ghanaian cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a cross- sectional study

• Main Authors: Yarney Joel (Author), Donkor Andrew (Author), Opoku Samuel Y (Author), Yarney Lily (Author), Agyeman-Duah Isaac (Author), Abakah Alice C (Author), Asampong Emmanuel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is widespread use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Ghana, driven by cultural consideration and paradigm to disease causation. Whether there is concurrent use of conventional medicine and CAM in cancer patients...