Herbal preparation use by patients suffering from cancer in Palestine

• Published in: Complementary therapies in clinical practice Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 235 - 240
• Main Authors: Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S, Jamous, Rana M, Jamous, Rania M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Alternative medicine; Arabs; Arum; Cancer; Child; Complementary and alternative medicine; Cross-Sectional Studies; Family; Female; Herbal medicine; Herbalism; Humans; Internal Medicine; Interviews as Topic; Male; Medical Education; Middle Aged; Middle East; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Nursing; Palestine; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Phytotherapy - statistics & numerical data; Phytotherapy - utilization; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Prevalence; Rural Population; Sex Factors; Suffering; Young Adult; Middle East; Palestinian territory; Herbal medicine; Complementary and alternative medicine; Cancer; Palestine

Abstract This study sought to describe type, frequency, purpose and patterns of herbal medicine used by a sample of patients with cancer in Palestine. A cross-sectional survey of patients attending the outpatient cancer departments at the Governmental Hospitals was undertaken using semi-structured q...