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Abbravation: Supportive Care in Cancer

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Springer-Verlag

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10.1002/jlac.18490720322

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1433-7339

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Integrative oncology research in the Middle East

Authors: Eran BenArye Mohammed Saleem AliShtayeh Mati Nejmi Elad Schiff Esmat Hassan Kamer Mutafoglu Fatma U Afifi Rana Majed Jamous Efraim Lev Michael Silbermman
Publish Date: 2011/03/01
Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 557-564
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Complementary and alternative medicine CAM has an important role in supportive cancer care in the Middle East and is often used in association with traditional medicine This article provides a comprehensive review of published data on CAM research in supportive cancer care in the Middle EastA multidisciplinary MiddleEastern Research Group in Integrative Oncology MERGIO was established in six countries Authors independently searched Medline database for articles in Arabic Hebrew French and Turkish using oncology and CAMrelated keywords Articles were recorded according to the first author’s affiliation with an academic or clinical institution in the Middle EastWe identified 143 articles on CAM and cancer care that had been published in12 MiddleEastern countries Eightyfive articles were directly related to cancer supportive care The latter included studies on the prevalence of CAM use by patients with cancer aspects related to of doctor–patient communication ethics and regulation psychosocial aspects of CAM CAM safety and quality assurance studies of CAM education for health care providers and ethnobotanical studies and reviews Twentyeight articles referred to clinical research on supportive care and the use of specific CAM modalities that included acupuncture anthroposophic medicine dietary and nutritional therapies herbal medicine homeopathy mind–body medicine shiatsu therapeutic touch and yoga

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