A questionnaire was designed specifically for this study. The questionnaire assessed : patient demographics’ cancer diagnosis and treatment ‘ whether or not patients had received information about conventional and complementary medicine , and self-confidence and certaintycetainty in decision-making . Use of complementary medicine was assessed via a direct question (are you currently using complementary medicine ?) which then followed with 18 examples (e.g. multivitamins/ minerals ,relaxation/ meditation, diet therapy/ nutrition, massage , naturaopathy ) to which respondents were able to answer as many as was appropriate . It included three established decision-making questionnaires : Stages of Decision-making (SDM) ,the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) , and the Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (DSES).