Integrating Complementary Medicine in Palliative Care: A Call for an Inter-Disciplinary Collaboration
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The interplay between complementary medicine and palliative care, both of which emphasize a patient-centered approach in order to improve quality of life-related concerns, is extremely important in the oncology setting. The integration of evidence-based complemenary medicine therapies within conventional palliative care can expand the available treatment options, especially for chemotherapy-induced toxicities for which conventional medicine options are often limited.
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