Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicines /

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Imprint:	London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 465 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Alternative medicine. Cancer -- Alternative treatment. Integrative medicine. Evidence-based medicine. Complementary Therapies. Neoplasms -- therapy. Integrative Medicine. Evidence-Based Medicine. Alternative medicine. Cancer -- Alternative treatment. Evidence-based medicine. Integrative medicine. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124684

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Other authors / contributors:	Olver, Ian N. Robotin, Monica C.
ISBN:	1848165579 9781848165571 9781848165564 1848165560
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Would you use complementary and alternative medicines (CAMS)? Well, research has shown that up to three quarters of patients with cancer may at least supplement their treatment with such therapies, spending as much on CAMS as conventional drugs. How do you decide? This book provides a full range of perspectives on CAMS from patients and CAMS practitioners to conventional doctors who oppose the use of these alternative treatments because of the lack of evidence of efficacy and safety. Then there are the CAMS researchers, educators and regulators who view CAMS from different perspectives. The br.
Other form:	Print version: Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicines. London : Imperial College Press ; Hackensack, N.J. : distributed by World Scientific Publishing Co., ©2012 9781848165564
Standard no.:	ebr10529398

Table of Contents:

Complementary and alternative medicines: the introductory perspective
Beyond the classification of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): towards a systematic approach to understanding CAM
Complementary and alternative medicine used by patients with cancer: evidence for efficacy and safety
The regulation of complementary and alternative medicine
Perspectives on Chinese medicine in complementary and alternative medicine
Disentangling the evidence: the efficacy of meditation in people with cancer
Should spirituality and prayer be part of complementary therapies?
From traditional medicines to drug discovery
Creating an integrative oncology centre: the SolarisCare experience
The emergence of new consumerism in health-care: the empowered health consumer and the role of complementary and alternative medicine
Interaction between complementary and alternative medicines and conventional medicines
Australian doctors and complementary medicine: don't ask, don't tell and don't know
Cancer, primary care and complementary therapies
Complementary and alternative medicine: the perspective of a medical oncologist
Complementary and alternative (or unproven) therapies: perspectives of a surgeon
Mind over medicine: revealing the blame game
Barriers to conduction complementary and alternative medicine clinical trials
Teaching complementary and alternative medicine to medical students
The consumer experience: case studies of complementary therapy use among people diagnosed with cancer
Evaluating complementary and alternative medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine: the perspective of a cancer patient
Complementary and alternative medicine use by adult cancer patients: an overview.

Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicines /

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