Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Complementary Medicine into Conventional Cancer Care (Current Clinical Oncology)

Integrative medicine strives to incorporate the best of complementary and conventional modalities. By examining five prestigious comprehensive cancer centers, the authors focus on the innovative ways in which integrative oncology is being incorporated into conventional cancer care in the United States. The authors discuss the field of integrative oncology, the potential harm and legal issues, and how to communicate concepts and treatment with patients. Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Complementary Medicine into Conventional Cancer Care is a platform from which accomplished professionals describe the various aspects of their programs and present their insights to those seeking to start or improve an integrative oncology program. Integrative oncology is a nascent field, and efforts today are building a rigorous evidenced-based clinical medicine, research, and educational foundation for the future. 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. Editors, Lorenzo Cohen, Maurie Markman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. ASD.pdf......Page 1 Front Matter.pdf......Page 2 01. Introduction.pdf......Page 13 02. A Word of Caution.pdf......Page 18 03. Using Legal and Ethical Principles to Guide Clinical Decision Making in Complementary-Integrative Cancer Medicine.pdf......Page 23 04. Communicating with Patients about the Use of Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care.pdf......Page 41 05. The Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.pdf......Page 55 06. The Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.pdf......Page 72 07. Integrative Oncology —Leonard P. Zakim Center.pdf......Page 84 08. The Johns Hopkins Complementary and Integrative Medicine Service.pdf......Page 109 09. Integrative Oncology at Mayo Clinic.pdf......Page 126 10. Mind–Body Research in Cancer.pdf......Page 139 11. Herbs and Other Botanicals- Interactions with Pharmaceuticals.pdf......Page 161 12. Acupuncture in Cancer Care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.pdf......Page 181 13. Acupuncture for the Side Effects of Cancer Treatments.pdf......Page 200 Back Matter.pdf......Page 211 Integrative medicine strives to incorporate the best of complementary and conventional modalities. This book details integrative oncology, a nascent field building a rigorous evidenced-based clinical medicine, research, and educational foundation. It examines five prestigious, comprehensive cancer centers based in the US, covering how these centers started their programs, what they are currently doing, and recommendations for starting integrative medicine clinics. The book also discusses the potential harm of alternative and complementary medicine, legal issues, and how to communicate with patients. "Integrative medicine strives to incorporate the best of complementary and conventional modalities. By examining five prestigious comprehensive cancer centers, the authors focus on the innovative ways in which integrative oncology is being incorporated into conventional cancer care in the United States. The authors discuss the field of integrative oncology, the potential harm and legal issues, and how to communicate concepts and treatment with patients."--BOOK JACKET 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