Background Breast cancer patients often use complementary and alternative medicine, but few prospectively collected data on the topic are available specifically for postmenopausal breast cancer patients. A large prospective study was therefore conducted within a noninterventional study in order to identify the characteristics of patients interested in integrative medicine. Methods The EvAluate-TM study is a prospective, multicenter noninterventional study in which treatment with the aromatase inhibitor letrozole was evaluated in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive primary breast cancer. Between 2008 and 2009, 5045 postmenopausal patients were enrolled at 339 certified breast centers in Germany. As part of the data collection process, patients were asked at the baseline about their interest in and information needs relating to integrative medicine. Results Of the 5045 patients recruited, 3411 responded to the questionnaire on integrative medicine and took part in the analysis, 1583 patients expressed an interest in integrative medicine, and 1828 patients declared no interest. Relevant predictors of interest in integrative medicine were age, body mass index, tumor size, previous chemotherapy, and use of concomitant medications for other medical conditions. Interest in integrative medicine declined highly significantly (P < .001) with age (<50 years, 74.1
作者：Carolin C, Hack；Peter A, Fasching；Tanja, Fehm；Johann, de Waal；Mahdi, Rezai；Bernd, Baier；Gerold, Baake；Hans-Christian, Kolberg；Martin, Guggenberger；Mathias, Warm；Nadia, Harbeck；Rachel, Wuerstlein；J?rg-Uwe, Deuker；Peter, Dall；Barbara, Richter；Grischa, Wachsmann；Cosima, Brucker；Jan W, Siebers；Nikos, Fersis；Thomas, Kuhn；Christopher, Wolf；Hans-Walter, Vollert；Georg-Peter, Breitbach；Wolfgang, Janni；Robert, Landthaler；Andreas, Kohls；Daniela, Rezek；Thomas, Noesslet；Gunnar, Fischer；Stefan, Henschen；Thomas, Praetz；Volker, Heyl；Thorsten, Kühn；Thomas, Krauss；Christoph, Thomssen；Andre, Hohn；Hans, Tesch；Christoph, Mundhenke；Alexander, Hein；Claudia, Rauh；Christian M, Bayer；Adib, Jacob；Katja, Schmidt；Erik, Belleville；Peyman, Hadji；Sara Y, Brucker；Diethelm, Wallwiener；Sherko, Kümmel；Matthias W, Beckmann；Daniela, Paepke
来源：Integrative cancer therapies 2016 年
