Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
This research study is enrolling participants diagnosed with breast cancer and receiving/received chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy. The study's primary objective is to assess the differences in the use of herbs and supplements among the populations served at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Ohio by administering a participant-reported questionnaire.
The world has seen a rise in the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) since the early 1980s. This interest in CAM was significant in the United States to the extent that Congress established and set the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 to define what a dietary supplement entails and to launch a legal framework that oversees these products. In 2020, the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey found that the prevalence of dietary supplements among adults was around 58.5%, with sales reaching $55.7 Billion. Notably, the consumption of dietary supplements…
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 18 years and older. * Breast cancer diagnosis at pathologic stage (I, II, and III) * Participants with regional lymph node involvement * Received Chemotherapy and/ or Endocrine therapy * Established patients followed by a medical oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Ohio * Able and willing to participate in the one-time survey. Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Prior history of cancer diagnosis * Unable or unwilling to participate in the survey * Distant Metastatic Disease
Participants will complete a one-time 33-question survey. The survey is comprised of three sections: (1) Section A includes 12 questions related to demographic information, (2) Section B consists of 2 questions addressing treatment characteristics, \& (3) Section C contains 19 questions focusing on supplement usage.
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