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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)
- Licensed Natural Health Products Database (Health Canada)
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- National Centre for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
- Thinking About Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Guide for People With Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Complementary Medicine Edication & Outcomes Program
Featured Story
Kate's Mum's Story
"May 2006 is a month I will never forget. That was the moment that everything became before the cancer, and after the cancer. It was a mark in time that would forever change my family"... Read more about Kate's Mum's story from her diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2006 and how Mum has beaten the odds to still be here today.
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Roy and the Gamma Knife – A Happy Tale
I had headaches, almost daily, for 10 years or more. It was a rare day if I did not have a headache. I used to joke that I should own...
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Stability. It’s a strange concept when you have what it known to be a progressive, life long illness. You hear the words, “Your tumour...
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