The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine

Gustav J. Dobos; Barbara Kirschbaum; Kyung-Eun Choi

doi:10.1007/s11655-012-1200-1

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The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine

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- The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 18, Issue 9, Pages: 643-651(2012)
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  1. Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Academic Teaching Hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen,Germany
  2. Mamma Center Hamburg, Jerusalem Hospital,Hamburg,Germany
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- DOI：10.1007/s11655-012-1200-1
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  Published Online：31 August 2012，
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Dobos, G.J., Kirschbaum, B. & Choi, KE. The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 643–651 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1200-1

Gustav J. Dobos, Barbara Kirschbaum, Kyung-Eun Choi. The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 18(9):643-651(2012)
Dobos, G.J., Kirschbaum, B. & Choi, KE. The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 18, 643–651 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-012-1200-1 DOI：

Gustav J. Dobos, Barbara Kirschbaum, Kyung-Eun Choi. The Western model of integrative oncology — the contribution of Chinese medicine. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 18(9):643-651(2012) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-012-1200-1.

摘要

Western integrative oncology (IO) combines conventional mainstream medicine with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the care of cancer patients. Since it includes patient orientation and the holistic approach of many CAM options

IO offers not only preventive measures

but also a wide spectrum of treatment modalities for all stages of illness

from the acute phases through the rehabilitation period. Many therapeutic methods of IO are supported by scientific evidence

for example

dietary and nutritional counseling

exercise

and mind-body medicine

among others. IO also includes therapeutic interventions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). At present acupuncture

qigong

and foot massage play an important role in the Western care of cancer patients. However

unlike in China

in Western countries herbal remedies are usually only used during those periods in which chemotherapy is not applied in order to avoid herb-drug interactions. Instead

acupuncture is widely used to manage the side-effects that often accompany chemotherapy. This paper focuses on the role of Chinese medicine in Western IO and reviews the scope and limitations of IO in the care of cancer patients today. The future challenges of IO will also be discussed in this paper.

Abstract

IO offers not only preventive measures

but also a wide spectrum of treatment modalities for all stages of illness

from the acute phases through the rehabilitation period. Many therapeutic methods of IO are supported by scientific evidence

for example

dietary and nutritional counseling

exercise

and mind-body medicine

among others. IO also includes therapeutic interventions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). At present acupuncture

qigong

and foot massage play an important role in the Western care of cancer patients. However

unlike in China

in Western countries herbal remedies are usually only used during those periods in which chemotherapy is not applied in order to avoid herb-drug interactions. Instead

关键词

integrative oncologyIntegrative Medicinecomplementary and alternative medicineTraditional Chinese Medicine

Keywords

integrative oncologyIntegrative Medicinecomplementary and alternative medicineTraditional Chinese Medicine

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