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About half of our study cohort uses CAM, BC more than GC patients, and users are predominantly satisfied with this use. There are sociodemographic and medical predictors of CAM use such as younger age, high educational status, no acute care (or in rehabilitation), and higher distress. In GC patients, CAM use is more often associated with worse QoL.

本研究队列中约有半数受试者使用补充与替代医学（Complementary and Alternative Medicine, CAM），其中乳腺癌（Breast Cancer, BC）患者的CAM使用率显著高于胃癌（Gastric Cancer, GC）患者，且绝大多数使用者对该疗法的使用体验表示满意。CAM的使用存在社会人口学与医学层面的预测因素，具体包括年龄较轻、受教育程度较高、未接受急诊护理（或处于康复阶段）以及心理困扰程度更高。在胃癌患者群体中，CAM的使用往往与较差的生活质量（Quality of Life, QoL）存在关联。