本研究以訪視人員配合問卷調查2005年4月至10月某區域醫院外科門診乳癌病患70位，目的在探討乳癌者對輔助及別類醫療(Complementary and Alternative Medicine; CAM)的合用情形。結果顯示乳癌者在確定罹患癌症後對CAM的合用狀況有明赤增加，由罹癌前之21人(30.0%)增至罹癌後的39人(55.7%)(p<0.01)。乳癌確診後CAM的使用頻率，以每天使用一次以上的患者最多(87.2%)；使用CAM的時間及每月花費的平均費用則以六個月以上（含）(51.3%)及一萬無以下(71.8%)佔最多數；使用以CAM的理由以朋友介紹最高(33.3%)；而各式CAM中，以使用中草藥之人數(56.4%)居冠；乳癌確診後使用CAM之病患滿意度爲53.9%。乳癌患者在接受現代醫學治療的同時，仍有一半以上的患者採用CAM配合治療，值得現代醫療人員正視此一問題。

The aim of this research was to study the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in breast cancer patients. In total, 70breast cancer patients from surgery outpatient department in a regional hospital were personally interviewed with semi-open questionnaires from April to October in 2005. The results showed that the trend of utilization on CAM was increased significantly after the confirmation of cancer. The number of patients who used CAM before cancer being diagnosed was 21 (30.0%). It increased to 39 (55.7%) after the confirmation of breast cancer (p<0.01). The most prevailing utilization rate of CAM after the confirmation of breast cancer was at least once a day (87.2%). The majority of CAM utilization duration was at least six months (51.3%), and that of the average expense were less than 10 thousand dollars per month (71.8%). The major reason for adopting CAM was the recommendation from friends (33.3%). The most popular type of CAM was Chinese herbal medicine (56.4%) among all. The satisfaction rate toward the effect of CAM after the confirmation of cancer was 53.9%. In summary, at least half of breast cancer patients used CAM while accepting western medical treatment, which should deserve serious consideration by modern medical staffs.