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Krupali Desai1, Kevin Liou1, Kacy Liang1
1Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract:
The authors compared the availability of integrative medicine therapies in National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and community hospitals. The authors reviewed 51 Comprehensive Cancer Center and 100 community hospital websites and collected race and median household income data for community hospital populations. Availability of acupuncture (56% vs. 76.5%, p = 0.01), meditation (63% vs. 82.4%, p = 0.02), and music therapy (55% vs. 74.5%, p = 0.02) was significantly lower at community hospitals compared with Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Integrative medicine availability was also significantly lower in community hospitals serving lower-income populations. Equitable access to evidence-based integrative medicine in community hospitals is needed.
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