Integrative oncology for the whole person: A multidimensional Approach to cancer care

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 105-121

  Geffen, Jeremy R ^a  

^a Geffen Visions International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Emotional healing; Integrative oncology; Life assessment; Mind body approaches; Spirituality and healing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TUMOR VACCINE; VASCULOTROPIN INHIBITOR;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACUPUNCTURE; AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AWARENESS; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CHINESE MEDICINE; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYBERKNIFE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERNET; MASSAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WELLBEING; YOGA; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77953930264     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735409355172     Document Type: Review

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