Research Article

Utilization of and Attitudes towards Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapies in a Chinese Cancer Hospital: A Survey of Patients and Physicians

Table 1

Use of TCM by demographic, disease, and treatment-related variables.

VariableAll respondents ( ) (%)TCM users ( ) (%)Nonusers ( ) (%)

Age
 ≤51 years47.841.636.62.460.117
 >51 years52.441.663.4
Gender
 Male40.338.053.73.490.062
 Female59.762.046.3
Education
 ≤Middle school 57.954.275.66.380.012
 >Middle school42.145.824.4
Annual Income
 ≤1250 USD35.332.050.04.250.039
 >1250 USD64.768.050.0
Metastasized
 Yes34.336.524.42.240.135
 No65.763.575.6
Recurred
 Yes14.314.214.60.010.935
 No85.785.985.4
On treatment
 Yes49.450.543.6.6240.430
 No50.649.556.4
Diagnosis
 Breast31.435.312.810.40.065
 GI22.920.135.6
 Head and neck10.810.910.3
 Lung9.98.715.4
 Lymphoma11.712.010.3
 Other13.513.015.4