title: A literature review on Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the treatment of breast cancer: Hawai'i.
abstract: The purpose of this literature review is to survey the scholarly work done in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) as it relates to breast cancer treatment, accenting studies done on diverse ethnicities of Hawai'i. This study reviews articles published in biomedical literature from 1999-2005 that report findings related to the themes recognized in this area of study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, 96813, USA. yomalia@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Malia A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Rosanne C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Harrigan
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy*; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations