Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care And Prevention: Foundations And Evidence-based Interventions [Hardcover]

Marc S. Micozzi MD. PhD (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0826103057 | ISBN-13: 978-0826103055 | Edition: 1

Provide whole care to your cancer patients with:

• Up-to-date information on the uses of diet, nutrition, and herbs
• Elucidations of the use of mind-body therapies such as Guided Imagery, Expressive Therapies, and spirituality
• Legal and medical guidance for incorporating Naturopathy, Acupuncture, Homeopathy, and Ayurvedic Medicine in cancer care

According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (2004), up to 80% of cancer patients undergoing treatment by oncologists and radiation therapists also supplement their treatments with complementary and integrative medicines (CIM).

Dr. Marc S. Micozzi has designed this text to provide a comprehensive resource for students and practitioners on the evidence for and applications of complementary, alternative, and integrative medical therapies.

This is the first integrative oncology text for health professionals, and as such, it is essential reading for the incorporation of evidence-based practice into the care of patients with cancer and toward the prevention of cancer in the general population.

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About the Author

Marc S. Micozzi, MD, PhD, was the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy and the review journal Seminars in Integrative Medicine. He was a Senior Investigator for the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD, and Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He is currently the Founding Director of the Policy Institute for Integrative Medicine in Washington, DC, and a Senior Fellow of the Health Studies Collegium, and he maintains a part-time counseling practice in forensic medicine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 504 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (October 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826103057
• ISBN-13: 978-0826103055
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,733 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable Cancer Book, March 7, 2009

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Cecily Field (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care And Prevention: Foundations And Evidence-based Interventions (Hardcover)

This is a great book, especially the chapter on Chinese medicine and Cancer. It explains how a traditional medicine views the disease and reviews the literature regarding how when conventional medicine meets traditional medicine the two together are stronger than either one on its own. All doctors and patients will be informed by the information included within these pages.