Many cancer patients don’t divulge to their oncologists that they are taking alternative medications. “A survey of 273 patients at Philadelphia cancer clinics and Internet responders found that 48% of patients hedge their bets with alternative or complementary products, and about 75% of them do not divulge this to their doctors.”
Many cancer patients don’t divulge to their oncologists that they are taking alternative medications
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