Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/45408, first published .
The Use of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine in Cancer: Data-Mining Study of 1 Million Web-Based Posts From Health Forums and Social Media Platforms

The Use of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine in Cancer: Data-Mining Study of 1 Million Web-Based Posts From Health Forums and Social Media Platforms

The Use of Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine in Cancer: Data-Mining Study of 1 Million Web-Based Posts From Health Forums and Social Media Platforms

Chun Sing Lam   1 , BPharm ;   Keary Zhou   1 , PharmD ;   Herbert Ho-Fung Loong   2 , MBBS ;   Vincent Chi-Ho Chung   3, 4 , PhD ;   Chun-Kit Ngan   5 , PhD ;   Yin Ting Cheung   1 , PhD

1 School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

2 Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

3 School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

4 Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

5 Data Science Program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Yin Ting Cheung, PhD
  • School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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