The current exploratory study looks at the relationship between modern health worries (MHWs), subjective health\r\nperception, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, body image as well as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in\r\nbreast cancer patients. One hundred and one females (50 previously diagnosed with cancer) completed questionnaires\r\nmeasuring MHWs, health perceptions, psychological distress, self-esteem and body image. It was found that MHWs\r\nand health perceptions predicted CAM use whilst psychological distress did not. It was concluded that CAM use in\r\nbreast cancer patients is not related to psychological distress, but may be related to a more physical health related\r\nfunction: patients engage with CAM use as a response to worries about health. Limitations of this small scale, crosssectional\r\nstudy are also noted.
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