Many Breast Cancer Patients Subscribe to Various Complementary and Alternative

question 10

Multiple Choice

Many breast cancer patients subscribe to various complementary and alternative (CAM) and integrative therapies to provide relief from anxiety,depression,pain,and the complications and side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy.Quality-of-life issues become important in providing comfort and life balance.Breast cancer patients who are interested in the benefits of CAM and integrative therapies would most likely seek assistance for their cancer care from which group of providers?

• A) Reiki practitioners
• B) Nutritionists and dietitians
• C) Homeopathy practitioners
• D) Genetic counselors

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Definitions:

Regression Model

A statistical approach for estimating the relationships among variables, often used for prediction and forecasting.

Dummy Variables

Variables created to assign numerical values to categorical data, often used in regression analysis to include qualitative factors as independent variables.

Qualitative Variables

Variables that categorize or describe attribute characteristics without a natural numerical order or ranking.

Regression Model

A mathematical model that describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.