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Clinical consultation, a personal perspective: components of a successful integrative medicine clinical consultation.
Authors: Frenkel M Abstract Integrative medicine is becoming an increasingly popular and visible component in oncology care. Thus, the question arises: How can clinicians facilitate, encourage, and integrate the use of complementary and integrative medicines (CIMs) in patients with cancer? The integrative medicine consultation is not easy and involves much more than simply providing reliable information about the proper use of CIM therapies to alleviate symptoms. Some key factors are necessary to allow for a successful consultation for patients and their families and caregivers: physicians must have extens...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes).
Authors: PMID: 19087771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology)
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Acupressure for chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting in children.
The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of acupressure therapy in preventing chemotherapy-associated nausea in children. A prospective, randomized, crossover trial was conducted among pediatric oncology patients at Brenner Children's Hospital (Winston-Salem, NC). Patients were randomized to one of two treatment sequences involving acupressure wrist bands and placebo bands, separated by a standard care treatment with no bands. All patients received standard antiemetic therapy for each treatment. Expectations and outcomes of nausea and vomiting were assessed by questionnaires. Of 21 pat...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Parents' attitudes and expectations about music's impact on pediatric oncology patients.
Authors: Kemper KJ, McLean TW Abstract Clinicians often have positive attitudes about the clinical effects of music. To better understand barriers to providing music in the clinic, we describe parents' attitudes about music for pediatric oncology outpatients. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January 2005 and October 2007 in a pediatric oncology clinic in a tertiary hospital. Eligible subjects were one parent of pediatric leukemia patients. Surveys were distributed at a routine clinic visit as part of a study on the effects of music on subjective and objective well-being. Of the 67 eligible fa...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Phytomedicine 101: plant taxonomy for preclinical and clinical medicinal plant researchers.
This article examines common taxonomic problems relevant to medicinal plant research and provides a basic guide to plant taxonomy for medicinal plant researchers. Voucher specimens and their preparation, plant identification, and botanical nomenclature are discussed. References and other resources to assist investigators are cited. PMID: 19134447 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology)
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Breast cancer and the immune system.
This article reviews the evidence that the functioning of both the innate and the adaptive immune system plays a role in preventing relapse in women with breast cancer. Lymphocytes, including T cells, T regulatory cells, and natural killer cells, and their cytokine release patterns are implicated in both primary prevention and recurrence of breast cancer. Cancer prognosis may be related to immune system functional status. The hypothesis that the immune system has a causal role in breast cancer etiology is supported by epidemiologic, preclinical, and clinical research. Empirical support for the concept that immune status an...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Credentialing complementary practitioners in a large academic cancer center.
Authors: Baynham-Fletcher L, Babiak-Vazquez AE, Cuello D, Frenkel MA Abstract One of the key obstacles to the complete integration of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) into standard care in the United States is the lack of between-state and between-institution standards for credentialing. Also, a formal framework for the scope of CIM practitioner's practice is not available for assessing CIM integration into conventional patient care. Although many cancer centers do have some CIM programming under way, the scope of practice for CIM practitioners who may or may not fall within any formal licensin...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Red clover (Trifolium pratense).
Authors: Yeung KS, Gubili J PMID: 19134450 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology)
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Acupuncture for fatigue during radiation therapy: points made.
Authors: Gary D PMID: 19476728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology)
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Pilot, randomized, modified, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of acupuncture for cancer-related fatigue.
Authors: Balk J, Day R, Rosenzweig M, Beriwal S Abstract Cancer-related fatigue is a substantial problem for cancer patients and their caregivers, but no effective treatment exists. Acupuncture has been suggested to improve cancer-related fatigue, but no randomized clinical trials have been conducted. We hypothesized that true acupuncture, compared with sham acupuncture, would reduce cancer-related fatigue in cancer patients receiving external radiation therapy. The aim of this study was to determine effect size and feasibility. A modified, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted. ...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Impact of healing touch on pediatric oncology outpatients: pilot study.
Authors: Kemper KJ, Fletcher NB, Hamilton CA, McLean TW Abstract Healing Touch (HT) is a biofield therapy used to enhance well-being. We conducted a pilot study to assess its effects in pediatric oncology patients. We enrolled patients in the continuation or consolidation phase of therapy. Patients or their parent completed simple visual analogue scales (VASs; 0-10) for relaxation, vitality, overall well-being, stress, anxiety, and depression before and after a 20-minute period of rest and a standardized HT treatment. Patients' heart rates were monitored and later analyzed for heart rate variability (HRV) ...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Integrating a narrative medicine telephone interview with online life review education for cancer patients: lessons learned and future directions.
We describe an online narrative and life review education program for cancer patients and the results of a small implementation test to inform future directions for further program development and full-scale evaluation research. The intervention combined three types of psycho-oncology narrative interventions that have been shown to help patients address emotional and existential issues: (1) a physician-led dignity-enhancing telephone interview to elicit the life narrative, (2) delivery of an edited life manuscript, and (3) self-directed life review education delivered via a Web site with instructional materials and expert ...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Survey of complementary and alternative medicine practitioners regarding cancer management and research.
Authors: Colleen Lee CD, Zia F, Olaku O, Michie J, White JD Abstract The primary purpose of this survey was to assess the interest and concerns of a group of cancer complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners regarding CAM research issues. These issues include the CAM modalities used most often by CAM practitioners in the treatment of cancer patients, cancer CAM practitioners' perceptions of the most promising areas of cancer CAM research, the perceived obstacles to carrying out research objectives in the emerging field of cancer CAM research, the extent of awareness of the National Cancer I...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Phase II designs for anticancer botanicals and supplements.
We present a simple phase II design for botanicals and supplements that is based on appropriate use of historical data, incorporating adjustment for both sampling variation and case mix. The basic principle is to use a historical cohort to generate a statistical prediction model, use this to predict results of patients in the phase II study, and then compare the predictions to the observed results. Such a design asks whether patients treated by the new agent are doing better than expected; if so, this suggests that the agent should be tested further in phase III trials. PMID: 19476733 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]...
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research

Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana).
Authors: PMID: 19476734 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology)
Source: Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology - December 2, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Soc Integr Oncol Source Type: research