Investigating the perceived feasibility of integrative medicine in a conventional oncology setting: Yoga therapy as a treatment for breast cancer survivors

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 103-112

  Slocum Gori, Suzanne ^a   Howard, A Fuchsia ^a   Balneaves, Lynda G ^a,b   Kazanjian, Arminée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer survivors; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Integrated medicine; Yoga therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; YOGA;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS; YOGA;

EID: 84877825200     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: 1552695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735412443851     Document Type: Article

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