Table 5 .

Patients’ expectations of the use of integrative therapies* (as reported by their gynecologists providing IM treatments for their patients)

	n
Improved quality of life	119
Intention to have holistic treatment	98
Strengthening of the immune system	96
Improved stress and disease management	88
Desire to do something for themselves	87
Promotion of cancer healing	73
Healing with self-help	65
Dissatisfaction with standard therapy methods	55
Alleviation of side effects of the cancer therapy	49
Prolongation of life	2

The analysis only included responses in which the answer to the question “Do you provide complementary medical treatment methods in your hospital/office?” was “Yes” (n = 135). Therefore those gynecologists not providing IM could not be considered. Missing values were not taken into account

^*Multiple responses possible, therefore no percentages are reported