Table 4.
Sources of information on TCIM.
| TCIM: sources of information | BP | MBP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| None | 25 | 11.0 | 54 | 28.3 |
| Relatives or friends | 55 | 24.1 | 40 | 20.9 |
| Other patients | 15 | 6.6 | 13 | 6.8 |
| Patients' associations | 7 | 3.1 | 22 | 11.5 |
| Social media or magazines | 21 | 9.2 | 13 | 6.8 |
| Oncologists | 73 | 32.0 | 32 | 16.8 |
| Family doctors | 29 | 12.7 | 11 | 5.8 |
| Dieticians/nutritionists | 25 | 11.0 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Homeopathic doctors | 6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Other physicians | 7 | 3.1 | 0 | — |
| Oncologists | — | 7 | 3.7 | |
| Others | 10 | 4.4 | 8 | 4.2 |
| No answer | 4 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.1 |
Distribution of the source of information on TCIM choices among BP users (left columns) or MBP users (right columns). Numbers indicate percentages of patients. Multiple answers allowed.