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Complementary/Alternative Medicine
By clicking on 'View Summary' under each resource, you will find a summary, the ISBN and publisher’s name which will help you if you wish to purchase or reserve a copy at your local library.Enhancing Cancer Care
Author: Jennifer Barraclough (Ed.)
ISBN #: 978-0-19-929755
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Summary:
“(…)is a practical, evidence-based guide to complementary cancer therapies, which are becoming popular alongside orthodox treatments as part of the ‘integrative’ approach to care. These therapies can benefit patients by relieving distressing symptoms, boosting their resistance to the cancer, and giving them a greater sense of control regarding the management of their illness”
External Links
- Cancer Alternative Therapies (Medline Plus)
- Complementary and alternative therapies (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Integrative Medicine (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
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- Thinking About Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Guide for People With Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
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Featured Story
Doug's Adventure
I am Doug, I have brain cancer; I am told it is terminal, but the “good” kind of terminal. I can assure you that receiving that news was not as good as I think the people telling me thought it would be. But I choose never to define myself with negatives or problems so I will begin again; Hi, my name is Doug, a current defending two-time world rowing champion. That sounds better. Here is just a small summary of my adventure last year.
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