The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Korean Breast Cancer Women: Is It Associated with Severity of Symptoms?

Table 4

CAM users’ attitudes towards conventional health care.

Category		%
Disclosure of CAM use to healthcare provider
Yes	74	38.3
No	119	61.7
Reason for nondisclosure
Healthcare provider may dislike it	36	30.3
There is no need to disclose	76	63.9
I am not open-minded type	0	0
Healthcare provider does not know about CAM	1	0.8
Other	6	5.0
Any side effects of cancer therapy
Yes	173	89.6
No	20	10.4