Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population

	CAM users		CAM non-users
Characteristic	n = 14		n = 8	%
Gender
Female	9	64%	6	75%
Male	5**	36%**	2	25%
Race*/Ethnicy*
Hispanic origin#, Hispanic	3	21%	2	25%
Caucasian, non-Hisp	4	29%	5	63%
African-American, non-Hisp	3	21%	1	13%
Indian, non-Hisp	1	7%	0	0%
Russian, non-Hisp	1	7%	0	0%
Chinese, non-Hisp	1	7%	0	0%
Irish & American-Indian, non-Hisp	1	7%	0	0%
Cancer Diagnosis
Breast	5	36%	5	63%
Other##	11	79%	3	38%
Treatment
Surgery	12	86%	5	63%
Chemotherapy	14	100%	8	100%
Radiation	6	43%	3	38%
Hormonal	4	29%	3	38%
Combination therapy	14	100%	6	75%
Stage of Cancer
Localized	3	21%	1	13%
Metastatic	11	79%	7	88%
Side effects*
Yes	14	100%	5	63%
No	0	0%	3	38%

^*Self-report

^**one male self-identified as a non-user

^# 3 of 5 Hispanics were of Mexican-origin

^## two breast cancer patients also had a second diagnosis