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Table 4 Reasons for CAM use (n = 122)

From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine after the completion of hospital treatment for colorectal cancer: findings from a questionnaire study in Denmark

Reasons

Number of responses (n = 217; several responses possible)

%

Better physical well-being

51

41.8

Maybe it helps, and doesn’t do any harm

29

23.8

To do something actively

29

23.8

Support the body’s ability to fight the disease

24

18.9

Better mental/psychological well-being, e.g. to give hope, optimism

20

16.4

Counteract the negative side-effects of cancer or the medical treatment

17

13.9

To do everything to fight the disease

15

12.3

Effect on the disease itself

11

9

Other

21

15.6