Complementary medicine in chronic cancer care

Complementary medicine in chronic cancer care.

Although advancements in cancer care have led to increased cure rates and survival times, those coping with the long-term sequelae of a cancer diagnosis often report high levels of distress, poor health-related quality of life, and unmet psychosocial needs. The shortcomings of the conventional biomedical system at sufficiently addressing these chronic illness issues are a primary reason that ma...

Complementary medicine use among Iranian breast cancer

A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate use of complementary medicine by cancer patients, in two comprehensive clinics, in Tehran, Iran. This paper reports the results for breast cancer patients. Design: A specially designed questionnaire was completed for 177 breast cancer patients after informed consent was obtained. The Mean age of the participants was 47.61 years (SD= + 15.1) rang...

Complementary medicine use among Iranian breast cancer

A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate use of complementary medicine by cancer patients, in two comprehensive clinics, in Tehran, Iran. This paper reports the results for breast cancer patients. Design: A specially designed questionnaire was completed for 177 breast cancer patients after informed consent was obtained. The Mean age of the participants was 47.61 years (SD= + 15.1) rang...

Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Cancer Care and Prevention

Special issue on complementary and alternative medicine on cancer care

Qi Wang, a head nurse works in Nursing, Department of Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital. She once worked as a head nurse in the operating theater (OR) of the hospital and as a board of director served for the OR Committee in Tianjin Nursing Association. In 1990, she studied oncology nursing in Royal Marsden Hospital in London, Britain, for a year. In 2004-2008, she served as a board me...