Integrative cancer therapies
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The role of spirituality in patients' use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches to cancer management has hardly been explored. ⋯ These findings indicate that spiritual beliefs and practices may play an important role in the formation of treatment choices for some patients. Health care providers need to be aware of and address patient concerns about how conventional treatment may conflict with their spiritual beliefs and practices. Further research and medical education is needed on spirituality and prostate cancer.