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Netherlands

Period of Data Collection	No. of included pats.	Diagnosis	Prevalence of CAM	CAM, mostly used	Reference
<1986	949	Patients with various forms of cancer	9% used CAM	diets	(28)
1998-2003	405	Patients with various forms of cancer	30% used CAM	diets	(29)
	663	Patients with various forms of cancer	20% used CAM	diets	(30)

References

(28) van der Zouwe N, van Dam FS, Aaronson NK, Hanewald GJ. Alternative treatments in cancer; extent and background of utilization. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1994;138 (6)(Feb. 5):300-6.

(29) van Dam FS. [Increased use of alternative diets and other alternative treatments for cancer patients: Houtsmuller (diet) is in, Moerman (diet) is out]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1999;143(27):1421-4.

(30) van Dam FS, Goudsmit M, Jonker T, Eeltink CJ, Muller MJ. [Less use of alternative treatments by cancer patients in 2002 than in 1999]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2003;147(36):1731-4.