Table 4. CAM use: Association with demographics and disease characteristics.
| Variable | CAM use | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YES n= 229(%) | NO n= 239(%) | ||
| SEX | |||
| male | 103(45) | 136(56.9) | 0.01 |
| female | 126(55) | 103(43.1) | |
| Age | |||
| < 40 | 7(3.1) | 16(6.7) | < 0.0001 |
| 40 – 70 | 97(42.4) | 148(61.9) | |
| > 70 | 125(54.6) | 75(31.4) | |
| EDUCATION | |||
| Elementary/middle (< 8 ys) | 59(25.8) | 119(49.8) | < 0.0001 |
| High/degree (< 8 ys) | 170(74.2) | 120(50.2) | |
| ORIGIN | |||
| Centre/North | 173(75.5) | 72(30.1) | < 0.0001 |
| South/Islands | 56(24.5) | 167(69.9) | |
| ANXIETY | |||
| Often | 25(10.9) | 47(19.7) | < 0.0001 |
| Sometimes | 29(12.7) | 53(22.2) | |
| Never | 175(76.4) | 139(58.2) | |
| PAIN | |||
| Yes | 93(40.6) | 57(23.8) | < 0.0001 |
| No | 136(59.4) | 182(76.2) | |
| HOSPITAL | |||
| Cancer centre | 202(88.2) | 123(51.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Peripheral hospital/clinic | 27(11.8) | 116(48.5) | |
| PRIMARY TUMOUR | |||
| Breast | 24(10.5) | 54(22.6) | < 0.0001 |
| Lung | 164(71.6) | 58(24.3) | |
| Colorectal | 11(4.8) | 45(18.8) | |
| Gastr/Pancr/HCC/Bil tract | 5(2.2) | 18(7.5) | |
| Uro-Gynecology | 6(2.6) | 20(8.4) | |
| Other | 19(8.3) | 44(18.4) | |
| STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS | |||
| Early | 29 (12.7) | 71 (29.7) | <0.0001 |
| Locally advanced | 47 (20.5) | 67 (28) | |
| Metastatic | 153 (66.8) | 101 (42.3) | |
| TREATMENT | |||
| Surgery only | 4(1.7) | 21(8.8) | < 0.0001 |
| AC only | 139(60.7) | 99(41.4) | |
| Surgery +AC | 12(5.2) | 39(16.3) | |
| Multimodal | 74(32.3) | 80(33.5) | |
| PS | |||
| 0 | 1(0.4) | 52(21.8) | < 0.0001 |
| 1-2 | 206(90) | 140(58.6) | |
| > 2 | 22(9.6) | 47(19.7) | |