ArticleIntegrative cancer therapies
Expectations of Patients and Their Informal Caregivers from an Integrative Oncology Consultation.
Article in Integrative cancer therapies. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04940780 (Examining the Impact of an Integrative Oncology Program on Patient Symptoms and Quality of Life), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Examining the Impact of an Integrative Oncology Program on Patient Symptoms and Quality of Life: a Prospective Pragmatic Registry Protocol Study
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- 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
- Cross-Cultural Patient Counseling and Communication in the Integrative Medicine Setting: Respecting the Patient's Health Belief Model of Care.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Identifying cultural, demographic, personal health and cancer-related barriers to integrative oncology care: a retrospective case-cohort study.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Integrative physicians (IPs) working in supportive and palliative care are often consulted about the use of herbal medicine for disease-related outcomes. We examined 150 electronic files of oncology patients referred to an IP consultation for demographic and cancer-related data; use of herbal medicine for disease-related outcomes; and narratives of patients and informal caregivers describing their expectations from the IP consultation. Over half (51.3%) of patients reported using herbal medicine for disease-related outcomes, more so among those adopting dietary changes for this goal (
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