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How to Make Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine a Part of Everyday Oncology Practice
Ting Bao1, Heather Greenlee2, Ana Maria Lopez3
1Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Integrative and Breast Medicine Services, New York, NY.
Abstract:
Integrativety oncology (IO) is a "patient-centered, evidence-informed field of comprehensive cancer care that utilizes mind-body practices, natural products, and lifestyle modifications from different traditions alongside conventional cancer treatments." There is an urgent need to educate oncology health care providers on the fundamentals of evidence-based IO to meet the needs of people with cancer. In this chapter, we aim to provide oncology professionals with actionable guidance on the basis of the Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO)-American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines on integrative medicine use during oncology visits to help alleviate symptoms and side effects in people with cancer during and after treatment.
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