A Clinician's Guide to Integrative Oncology What You Should Be Talki
This book is the definitive guide for oncologists, general medical practitioners and other healthcare professionals with an interest in integrative oncology. Guiding you on how to conduct the “ultimate consultation” from an integrative medicine pers
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A Clinician’s Guide to Integrative Oncology
Kylie O’Brien Avni Sali •
A Clinician’s Guide to Integrative Oncology What You Should Be Talking About with Cancer Patients and Why
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Kylie O’Brien, BSc (Optom), BAppSc (Chin MEd), MPH, PhD (Chinese Medicine), Grad Cert Tert Ed Department of Education National Institute of Integrative Medicine Hawthorn, VIC Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-56631-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56632-0
Avni Sali, MBBS, PhD, FRACS, FACS, FACNEM National Institute of Integrative Medicine Hawthorn, VIC Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-56632-0
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Foreword
O’Brien and Sali have done an outstanding job putting together a book which will be useful to anyone who is interested in integrative medicine. The book provides a new and practical approach to integrative medicine practice. Integrative medicine is a relatively new field of medicine. Most health care providers, patients and even academicians are unaware of the importance of this new way of delivering health care. This requires a new way of thinking about heath and having a holistic approach to the patient. Integrative medicine is patient-centric, individualised preventive patient care focusing on achieving and maintaining health with sustainable every day interventions and developing healthy habits. The physician’s role is to make the patient aware of the factors that result in loss of health and give the patient and his/her family the tools to prevent disease. This book offers practical advice on conducting a comprehensive integrative medi
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