ArticleIndian journal of palliative care
Complementary and alternative medicine in cancer pain management: a systematic review.
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- Pharmacological Methods of Pain Management: Narrative Review of Medication Used.International journal of general medicine · 2023Review
- The Holistic Approach to Cancer Pain Management.The Ulster medical journal · 2022Article
- Machine Learning: A New Prospect in Multi-Omics Data Analysis of Cancer.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Review
- Effects of virtual reality v. biophilic environments on pain and distress in oncology patients: a case-crossover pilot study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Does TENS Reduce the Intensity of Acute and Chronic Pain? A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Characteristics and Outcomes of 169 Reviews and 49 Meta-Analyses.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Gender Differences in Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among a Non-urban, Malaysian Population.Journal of community health · 2021Article
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- The effects of foot reflexology on pain and physiological indicators in children with leukemia under chemotherapy: a clinical trial study.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2021Article
- The Role of Hypnosis in Cancer Care.Current oncology reports · 2018Review
- Is there any role for physical therapy in chronic GvHD?Bone marrow transplantation · 2018Article
- Prevalence, patterns, and perceived value of complementary and alternative medicine among cancer patients: a cross-sectional, descriptive study.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
Quality of life (QoL) encompasses the physical, psychosocial, social and spiritual dimensions of life lived by a person. Cancer pain is one of the physical component has tremendous impact on the QoL of the patient. Cancer pain is multifaceted and complex to understand and managing cancer pain involves a tool box full of pharmacological and non pharmacological interventions but still there are 50-70% of cancer patients who suffer from uncontrolled pain and they fear pain more than death. Aggressive surgeries, radiotherapy and chemotherapy focus more on prolonging the survival of the patient failing to realize that the QoL lived also matters equally. This paper reviews complementary and alternative therapy approaches for cancer pain and its impact in improving the QoL of cancer patients.
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