Integrative oncology / edited by Donald I. Abrams, Chief of Hematology-Oncology, San Francisco General Hospital, Integrative Oncology, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Andrew T. Weil, MD, Director of The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Professor of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

More and more people living with and beyond cancer seek integrative interventions to complement their conventional cancer care. This second edition of this online resource provides the most updated information available with new chapters on Music and Expressive Arts Therapies, Naturopathic Oncology, and an integrative approach to Lung Cancer. Integrative medicine is defined as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit) as well as all aspects of lifestyle.

Contributors -- 1. Why Integrative Oncology? / Andrew T. Weil -- 2. An Integrative Approach to Reducing the Risk of Cancer / Heather Greenlee -- 3. Molecular Targets of Botanicals Used for Chemoprevention / Muriel Cuendet, Andreas Nievergelt, John M. Pezzuto -- 4. Research Methodology Challenges in Integrative Oncology / Vinjar Magne Fonnebo -- 5. Diet and Cancer: Epidemiology and Risk Reduction / Cynthia A. Thomson -- 6. Nutritional Interventions in Cancer / Keith I. Block, Charlotte Gyllenhaal -- 7. Botanical and Mycological Medicine in Integrative Oncology / Leanna J. Standish, Lise N. Alschuler, Morgan Weaver, M. Nezami -- 8. Cannabinoids and Cancer / Donald I. Abrams, Manuel Guzman -- 9. Botanical-Drug Interactions in Oncology-What Is Known? / Alex Sparreboom, Sharyn D. Baker -- 10. The Antioxidant Debate / Elena J. Ladas, Kara M. Kelly -- 11. Physical Activity and Cancer / Clare Stevinson, Matthew Hobbs, Kerry S. Courneya -- 12. Massage Therapy / Lisa W. Corbin -- 13. Mind-Body Medicine in Integrative Cancer Care / Martin L. Rossman, Dean Shrock -- 14. Music and Expressive Arts Therapies / Suzanne B. Hanser -- 15. Energy Medicine and Cancer / Susan K. Lutgendorf, Elizabeth Mullen-Houser, Emira Deumic -- 16. The Role of Spirituality / Mary Jo Kreitzer, John E. Wagner -- 17. Naturopathic Oncology / Lise N. Alschuler, Leanna J. Standish -- 18. Traditional and Modern Chinese Medicine / Qing Cai Zhang -- 19. Ayurveda and Yoga for Cancer Supportive Care / Anand Dhruva -- 20. Anthroposophic Medicine, Integrative Oncology, and Mistletoe Therapy of Cancer / Peter Heusser, Gunver Sophia Kienle -- 21. Integrative Medicine and Breast Cancer / Debu Tripathy -- 22. Prostate Cancer: An Integrative Approach / Jillian Scambia, Annie Darves, Aaron Katz -- 23. Integrative Medicine in Colorectal Cancer: Role of Energy Balance as Treatment / Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt -- 24. Integrative Medicine and Long Cancer / Moshe Frenkel -- 25. Integrative Therapies in Cancer-Symptom Management / Brian D. Lawenda -- 26. Alternative Therapies as Primary Treatments for Cancer / Stephen M. Sagar, Christina M. Garchinski -- 27. Communication Issues in Integrative Oncology / Donald L. Abrams -- 28. Tending the Spirit in Cancer / Rachel Naomi Remen -- 29. A Patient's Perspective / Manuchehr Shirmohamadi -- Index.

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