Cancer patient disclosure and patient-doctor communication of complementary and alternative medicine use: a systematic review

Authors

Esther L. Davis, University of WollongongFollow
Byeongsang Oh, University of Sydney
Phyllis N. Butow, University of Sydney
Barbara Mullan, University of Sydney
Stephen Clarke, University of Sydney

RIS ID

129227

Publication Details

Davis, E. L., Oh, B., Butow, P. N., Mullan, B. & Clarke, S. (2012). Cancer patient disclosure and patient-doctor communication of complementary and alternative medicine use: a systematic review. The Oncologist, 17 (11), 1475-1481.

Abstract

To explore the nondisclosure of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer patients, including reasons for and outcomes from nondisclosure of CAM use, within the context of patient-doctor communication.