Integrated cancer care: linking medicine and therapies.
Many patients receiving conventional cancer care benefit from complementary therapies. A cancer centre offering complementary therapies tailors them to meet each patient's needs and complement conventional therapies. To integrate care, it was important to gain the trust and cooperation of colleagues in conventional disciplines. This was done by focusing on thorough needs assessments and evaluation to demonstrate the value of the therapies on offer.
Peace
Gillian
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Cavendish Centre for Cancer Care, Sheffield.
D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006113:United Kingdom