A critical review of complementary therapies for cancer-related fatigue

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-13

  Sood, Amit ^a   Barton, Debra L ^a   Bauer, Brent A ^a   Loprinzi, Charles L ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Cancer; Complementary medicine; Fatigue; Herbal products; Mind body medicine; Palliative care; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARNITINE; CISPLATIN; IFOSFAMIDE; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANOREXIA; AROMATHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; BREATHING EXERCISE; CACHEXIA; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER RESEARCH; CHEST HEAVINESS; CHIROPRACTIC; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MASSAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDLINE; NAUSEA; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCINFO; REFLEXOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SLEEP; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT GROUP; THORAX PAIN; TOUCH; YOGA;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARNITINE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MIND-BODY AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; NEOPLASMS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 33846976176     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735406298143     Document Type: Review

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