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

Table 5

Physician concerns.

Therapy	Safety; % yes	Unrealistic expectations; % yes	Cost; % yes	Interference; % yes	Lack of evidence; % yes	Acceptable to use while on treatment; % yes
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM)	37.5	33.3	27.8	40.3	48.6	62.5
Tonics and food therapy	33.3	19.4	36.1	48.6	38.9	58.3
Qi Gong	13.9	5.6	2.8	34.7	26.4	33.3
Acupuncture	30.6	9.7	2.8	19.4	19.4	48.6