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Table 2 Frequency of use of different types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with cancer: a cross-sectional survey in Saudi Arabia

 

Number

Percent

CAM use

Users

109

69.9

 

Non-users

47

30.1

Types of CAM

Supplication

103

94.5

 

Quran recitation

96

88.1

 

Zamzam water

92

84.4

 

Water read upon Quran

69

63.3

 

Olive oil

61

56.0

 

Black seed (Nigella sativa)

40

37.0

 

Garlic

36

33.3

 

Camel milk

26

24.1

 

Honey

24

22.0

 

Camel urine

17

15.7

 

Known herbal remedies

16

14.7

 

Multivitamins

11

10.1

 

Unknown herbal mixture

4

3.7

 

Othersa

6

5.5

  1. aDates, turmeric, mushrooms, and yogurt