The 969 people who completed the survey were 59 years old on average; 63% were women and most were white and college-educated.

Cancer patients under age 65 are much more likely than older people to explore alternative and complementary medicine for easing their symptoms and side effects of treatment, a new study suggests.

“We found that the baby boomers are much more likely to use complimentary and alternative therapies than their parents in part due to a social change in the US in the 60s and 70s with a big social movement toward things like a macrobiotic diet and yoga that made these things more mainstream,” said senior study author Dr. Jun Mao, director of integrated oncology at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia...........Read more

Source: Khaleej Times