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SynthesisJournal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs2017

Growth of Integrative Medicine at Leading Cancer Centers Between 2009 and 2016: A Systematic Analysis of NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Websites.

Hyeongjun Yun, Lingyun Sun, Jun J Mao

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Synthesis in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. The use of complementary and integrative therapies as adjunct interventions during radiotherapy: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  15. Integrative Oncology Fellowship Training in the United States: Uniting Requirements and Core Competencies.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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  16. Acupuncture for cancer symptoms: Clinical application and longitudinal impact a retrospective observational real-world data study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hyeongjun YunMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lingyun SunMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jun J MaoMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cancer centers have increasingly offered integrative medicine therapies in response to their patients' unmet needs. We evaluated the growth of integrative medicine in leading academic cancer centers in the United States as reflected by their public-facing websites. Methods: We performed a systematic review of 45 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center websites. Two researchers independently evaluated whether the websites provided information regarding integrative medicine modalities and, if so, whether the services were provided in the same health system. They compared the proportion of cancer centers providing the information on each modality in 2016 with the data from the prior study in 2009. Results: The most common integrative medicine therapies mentioned on the 45 NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center websites were exercise (97.8%) and acupuncture and meditation (88.9% each), followed by yoga (86.7%), massage (84.4%), and music therapy (82.2%). The majority of the websites also provided information on nutrition (95.6%), dietary supplements (93.3%), and herbs (88.9%). The most common therapies offered in the health systems were acupuncture/massage (73.3% each), meditation/yoga (68.9% each), and consultations about nutrition (91.1%), dietary supplements (84.4%), and herbs (66.7%). Compared with 2009, there was a statistically significant increase in the number of websites mentioning acupuncture, dance therapy, healing touch, hypnosis, massage, meditation, Qigong, and yoga (all P < .05). Conclusions: Leading US cancer centers increasingly present integrative medicine content on their websites, and the majority of them provide these services to patients in the same health systems.

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Comprehensive Health CareHumansIntegrative MedicineMedical OncologyNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)United StatesWeb Browser

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PMID29140485
PMCPMC6061227

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