| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 216 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Current clinical oncology |
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Current clinical oncology.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- A word of caution: risk of harm associated with alternative complementary/integrative approaches in cancer management and the critical need for quality research to understand and decrease that risk -- Using legal and ethical principles to guide clinical decision making in complementary/integrative cancer medicine -- Communicating with patients about the use of complementary and integrative medicine in cancer care -- The integrative medicine program at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center -- The integrative medicine service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center -- Integrative oncology-Leonard P. Zakim Center: the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute experience -- The Johns Hopkins complementary and integrative medicine service -- Integrative oncology at Mayo Clinic: research informing practice -- Mind-body research in cancer -- Herbs and other botanicals: interactions with pharmaceuticals -- Acupuncture in cancer care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: an integrative medical practice -- Acupuncture for the side effects of cancer treatments |
| Summary |
Examines five, comprehensive cancer centers based in the US, covering how these centers started their programs, what they are doing, and recommendations for starting integrative medicine clinics. This book discusses the potential harm of alternative and complementary medicine, legal issues, and how to communicate with patients |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Oncology.
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Cancer -- Alternative treatment.
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Alternative medicine.
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Therapeutics, Physiological.
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Neoplasms -- therapy
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Complementary Therapies
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Medical Oncology
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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Oncology.
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Cancer -- Alternative treatment.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Complementary Therapies.
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Therapeutics, Physiological
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Alternative medicine
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Cancer -- Alternative treatment
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Oncology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cohen, Lorenzo.
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Markman, Maurie.
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| ISBN |
9781597451833 |
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1597451835 |
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9781588298690 |
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1588298698 |
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