Table 2.
Frequency of Cancer Screening and Cancer By TCM Use, N (&).
| Overall TCM |
Herbal |
Acupuncture |
Massage therapy |
Tai chi |
Other |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any (N = 1,453) | None (N = 377) | Any (N = 1,152) | None (N = 676) | Any (N = 254) | None (N = 1,575) | Any (N = 255) | None (N = 1,574) | Any (N = 237) | None (N = 1,592) | Any (N = 451) | None (N = 1,378) | |
| Breast cancer screening | ||||||||||||
| Yes (N = 1,076) | 890 (62.0) | 186 (50.3) | 682 (59.9) | 394 (59.1) | 180 (71.7) | 896 (57.7) | 174 (69.9) | 902 (58.0) | 176(75.2) | 900 (57.3) | 290 (65.5) | 786 (57.7) |
| No (N = 729) | 545 (38.0) | 184 (49.7)*** | 456 (40.1) | 273 (40.9) | 71 (28.3) | 658 (42.3)*** | 75 (30.1) | 654 (42.0)*** | 58 (24.8) | 671 (42.7)*** | 153 (34.5) | 576 (42.3)** |
| Cervical cancer screening | ||||||||||||
| Yes (N = 736) | 631 (44.0) | 105 (28.3) | 488 (42.9) | 248 (37.1) | 136 (54.0) | 600 (38.6) | 122 (49.2) | 614 (39.4) | 133 (57.1) | 603 (38.3) | 219 (49.5) | 517 (37.9) |
| No (N = 1,070) | 804 (56.0) | 266 (71.7)*** | 649 (57.1) | 420 (62.9)* | 116 (46.0) | 954 (61.4)*** | 126 (50.8) | 944 (60.6)** | 100 (42.9) | 970 (61.7)*** | 223 (50.5) | 847 (62.1)*** |
| Breast cancer | ||||||||||||
| Yes (N = 36) | 32 (2.2) | 4 (1.1) | 23 (2.0) | 13 (1.9) | 7 (2.8) | 29 (1.8) | 10 (3.9) | 26 (1.7) | 11 (4.6) | 25 (1.6) | 11 (2.4) | 25 (1.8) |
| No (N = 1,794) | 1,421 (97.8) | 373 (98.9) | 1,129 (98.0) | 664 (98.1) | 247 (97.2) | 1,547 (98.2) | 245 (96.1) | 1,549 (98.4)* | 226 (95.4) | 1,568 (98.4)** | 440 (97.6) | 1,354 (98.2) |
| Cervical cancer | ||||||||||||
| Yes (N = 13) | 9 (0.6) | 4 (1.1) | 5 (0.4) | 8 (1.18) | 1 (.4) | 12 (.8) | 2 (0.8) | 11 (0.7) | 4 (1.7) | 9 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | 11 (0.8) |
| No (N = 1,817) | 1,444 (99.4) | 373 (98.9) | 1,147 (99.6) | 669 (98.82) | 253 (99.6) | 1,564 (99.2) | 253 (99.2) | 1,564 (99.3) | 233 (98.3) | 1,584 (99.4) | 449 (99.6) | 1,368 (99.2) |
| Ovarian cancer | ||||||||||||
| Yes (N = 1) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
| No (N = 1,829) | 1,452 (99.9) | 377 (100.0) | 1,151 (99.9) | 677 (100.0) | 254 (100.0) | 1,575 (99.9) | 255 (100.0) | 1,574 (99.9) | 237 (100.0) | 1,592 (99.9) | 451 (100.0) | 1,378 (99.9) |
| Uterine cancer | ||||||||||||
| Yes (N = 14) | 11 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | 8 (0.7) | 6 (0.9) | 2 (0.8) | 12 (0.8) | 3 (1.2) | 11 (0.7) | 6 (2.5) | 8 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 12 (0.9) |
| No (N = 1,816) | 1,442 (99.2) | 374 (99.2) | 1,144 (99.3) | 671 (99.1) | 252 (99.2) | 1,564 (99.2) | 252 (98.8) | 1,564 (99.3) | 231 (97.5) | 1,585 (99.5)*** | 449 (99.6) | 1,367 (99.1) |
Note. TCM = Traditional Chinese Medicine.
*
p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.