ReviewJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2014
Effective communication about the use of complementary and integrative medicine in cancer care.
Review in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03954509 (Needs Assessment of Cancer Patients With Complementary and Alternative Medicines), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Needs Assessment of Cancer Patients With Complementary and Alternative Medicines
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Medicinal Mushroom Supplements in Cancer: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.Current oncology reports · 2023Pooled it
- Communication Between Cancer Patients and Physicians About Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Systematic Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- An integrative review on the information and communication needs of parents of children with cancer regarding the use of complementary and alternative medicine.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Pooled it
- Improved quality of life and prolonged survival with add-on homeopathic treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, three-arm, multicenter study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- CAMONCO 2: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Open Dialogue About Complementary Alternative Medicine and Standard Care on Patients' Quality of Life.JCO oncology practice · 2025Trial
- The effect of psychological first-aid virtual education on the communication skills of nurses in disasters: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2024Trial
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- Integrative oncology consultation and patient referral to complementary therapies: results from the prospective study THERAC.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Observational
- Assessing the role of cervical cancer awareness in shaping attitudes toward the disease among Palestinian women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Enhancing data practices for Whole Health: Strategies for a transformative future.Learning health systems · 2024Article
- Establishing an Integrative Oncology Service: Essential Aspects of Program Development.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- Allopathic Medicine Practitioners' perspectives on facilitating disclosure of traditional medicine use in Gauteng, South Africa: a qualitative study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
- Addressing Patient Requests to Add Dietary Supplements to Their Cancer Care-A Suggested Approach.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Integrative Medicine Approaches: Bridging the Gap Between Conventional and Renal Complementary Therapies.Cureus · 2023Review
- A qualitative study of lived experiences and needs of advanced cancer patients in Malaysia: Gaps and steps forward.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- "What Should I Eat?"-Addressing Questions and Challenges Related to Nutrition in the Integrative Oncology Setting.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- The Self-Administered Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Supplements and Antioxidants in Cancer Therapy and the Critical Role of Nrf-2-A Systematic Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Cannabis Use for Endometriosis: Clinical and Legal Challenges in Australia and New Zealand.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2022Article
- Impact of Open Dialogue about Complementary Alternative Medicine-A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial.Cancers · 2022Article
- Findings from a three-round Delphi study: essential topics for interprofessional training on complementary and integrative medicine.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Article
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Abstract
Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) is becoming an increasingly popular and visible component of oncology care. Many patients affected by cancer and their family members are looking for informed advice and desire communication with their physicians about CIM use. Patients affected by cancer come to discuss CIM use with intense emotions and are experiencing an existential crisis that cannot be ignored. Effective communication is crucial in establishing trust with these patients and their families. Communication is now recognized as a core clinical skill in medicine, including cancer care, and is important to the delivery of high-quality care. The quality of communication affects patient satisfaction, decision-making, patient distress and well-being, compliance, and even malpractice litigation. The communication process about CIM use requires a very sensitive approach that depends on effective communication skills, such as experience in listening, encouraging hope, and ability to convey empathy and compassion. This process can be divided into two parts: the "how" and the "what". The "how" relates to the change in clinician attitude, the process of gathering information, addressing patients' unmet needs and emotions, and dealing with uncertainty. The "what" relates to the process of information exchange while assisting patients in decisions about CIM use by using reliable information sources, leading to informed decision-making.
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