Full Length Research Paper
shraq N. Al-momani and Deniz M
Abstract
This study enrolled to explore the usage of complementary and alternative medicine among Cancer patients in Jordan. About 200 patients were conducted from the daytime chemotherapy clinic at King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) and AL-Basheir hospital. After all patients answered a questionnaire by specialized investigators the answers were consumed and data were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) software. Among the participants 33% were females and 67% were males. The range of our participant's age was 46 – 55 years and the majority reached the secondary school as educational level. About 56.6% of the patients used CAM regardless the type or the stage of cancer they have beside the type of formal therapy which already they are taking. As a conclusion our study revealed that the majority of cancer patients are using CAM without discussing this with their oncologists on the other hand they use Cam without knowing the benefits or side effects that may happen to them. Further studies are needed to study the factors that may enhance the communication between patients and physicians and the most useful CAM that would be recommended for use among cancer patients.