Integrated Cancer Care
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-263095-7 (ISBN)
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"Complementary" therapies such as acupuncture, aromatherapy and spiritual healing are now being offered within many oncology and palliative care settings. Benefits of improved symptom control, quality of life and patient satisfaction have been demonstrated, but various questions remain. Is further integration with mainstream medicine desirable? What are the priorities for service provision and research? Are the specific techniques as important as their shared "holistic" context? Can they have significant unwanted effects? And besides making patients feel better, can they help to improve survival from cancer? Such questions are considered in this book. Jennifer Barraclough, former director of psycho-oncology at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, has assembled specialist contributions from oncology and palliative care, complementary therapy, general practice, healthcare planning and research. Academic reviews are balanced by personal accounts from patients. The book is relevant to all stages of the "cancer journey" and includes a chapter on childhood cancer.
This overview of a controversial and evolving field will interest those with professional or personal involvement in oncology or palliative care.
PART 1: THE BACKGROUND; 1. Overview of complementary therapies in cancer care; 2. Holistic approaches to cancer: general principles and assessment of the patient; 3. Casting off the spell; 4. Researching complementary therapies in cancer care; 5. Health service planning issues: the UK perspective; 6. A personal view; PART 2: SELECTED THERAPIES; 7. Acupuncture; 8. Aromatherapy and massage; 9. Beyond the image: Art therapy and a note on poetry; 10. The role of nutrition; 11. Healing the whole person; 12. Homeopathy; 13. Music therapy; 14. The focused mind: Hypnosis, relaxation, guided imagery and meditation; 15. Psychospiritual therapy for cancer patients; PART 3: PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; 16. Heal thyself; 17. Complementary care in oncology: A patient-led revolution?; 18. A new chance in life; 19. Complementary care and the sceptical surgeon; 20. Complementary therapies in palliative care; 21. Nursing perspectives; 22. Complementary therapy and paediatric cancer; 23. Providing complementary therapies within a cancer hospital; 24. The patient's path to integration; 25. Guiding patients through the maze: a summary perspective from general practice
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.2001 |
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| Zusatzinfo | colour and b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 239 mm |
| Gewicht | 599 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-263095-4 / 0192630954 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-263095-7 / 9780192630957 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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