Use of Medicinal Plants and Other Alternative and Complementary Medicines by Patients With Cancer in Reunion Island

Evaluation of the Use of Medicinal Plants and Other Alternative and Complementary Medicines by Patients With Cancer in Reunion Island

Exploratory, observational and cross-sectional study with the aim of describing the use of plants for medicinal purposes (and other Complementary and Alternative Medicine) and identifying the determinants of this use. The methodology envisaged is mixed with an exploratory design combining qualitative (interviews) and quantitative techniques (questionnaires).

To knowledge of investigators, no study has been carried out in Reunion Island on the use of plants and other alternative and complementary medicines among cancer patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Living in Reunion Island
• Suffering from cancer (solid tumors, hematological malignancies)
• Able to answer a questionnaire
• Patient who does not oppose to the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Person of legal age under guardianship or under legal protection
• Persons who do not understand French or Reunionese Creole