Integrative oncology and Complementary therapies for cancer care in Australia and overseas
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Background to this issue Cancer Voices SA (CVSA) obtained feedback from cancer patients, carers and family through a survey (in Nov 2006) and forum (Nov 2007) identifying issues around communication and coordination of cancer care: • Need for information (about cancer, treatment options including complementary therapies, care pathways, services, emotional, financial and legal aspects of their cancer diagnosis) • Uncoordinated cancer care, not patient-centred and poor communication between health service providers. (The patient is often the ‘messenger’). • Dissatisfaction with some clinicians communication with patients • Complementary therapies are inceasingly being used by cancer patients but this is generally not able to be discussed with health care providers.
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