Integrative oncology in North America

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-39

  Sagar, Stephen M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JURAVINSKI CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary therapies; Education; Integrative; Quality of life; Research; Standards; Symptom control

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FITNESS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NORTH AMERICA; NUTRITION; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NORTH AMERICA; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 33745956332     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2005.004     Document Type: Review

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