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Complementary and Integrative Medicine to Reduce Adverse Effects of Anticancer Therapy.
Elio Rossi,Cristina Noberasco,Marco Picchi,Mariella Di Stefano,Antonella Rossi,Linda Nurra,Leonardo Ventura +6 more
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A retrospective observational study on 357 patients consecutively visited from September 2013 to December 2017 shows a significant amelioration of nausea, insomnia, depression, anxiety, fatigue, mucositis, hot flashes, joint pain, dysgeusia, neuropathy, and all symptoms in cancer patients.Abstract:
Background: To address the side effects of anticancer treatments, the Clinic for Complementary Medicine and Diet in Oncology was opened, in collaboration with the oncology department, at t...read more
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Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1 as a Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Cancer
TL;DR: Current knowledge of the ways in which stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 contributes to the progression of cancer is summarized and opportunities and challenges of using SCD1 inhibitors for the treatment of cancer are discussed.
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The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Approach and Quality of Care.
Miren Taberna,Francisco Gil Moncayo,Enric Jané-Salas,M. Antonio,Lorena Arribas,Esther Vilajosana,Elisabet Peralvez Torres,Ricard Mesia +7 more
TL;DR: The aim of this comprehensive review is to assess the role of the different supportive disciplines integrated in an MDT and how they help providing a better care to HNC patients during diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
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Effects of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses:
TL;DR: Chinese herbal medicine appear generally effective in CIPN, and uncertainty remains about the effects of many other nonpharmacological interventions, which requires further investigation to be more certain of their effects.
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Novel bioactive properties of low-polarity fractions from sea-buckthorn extracts (Elaeagnus rhamnoides (L.) A. Nelson) – (in vitro)
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed analysis of the chemical composition of individual fractions of sea-buckthorn was performed and the genotoxicity and pro-apoptotic properties of low-polarity fractions were also followed on selected cell lines that had proved to be the most sensitive.
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Efficacy of therapeutic fasting and plant-based diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (NutriFast): study protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial.
Anika M Hartmann,Melanie Dell'Oro,Christian S. Kessler,Christian S. Kessler,Dania Schumann,Nico Steckhan,Michael Jeitler,Michael Jeitler,Jan Moritz Fischer,Michaela Spoo,Michaela Spoo,Martin A. Kriegel,Martin A. Kriegel,Jochen G. Schneider,Jochen G. Schneider,Thomas Häupl,Farid I. Kandil,Andreas Michalsen,Andreas Michalsen,Daniela A. Koppold-Liebscher +19 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of therapeutic fasting and plant-based dietary interventions on disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for a duration of up to 1 year were investigated.
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in cancer patients: a European survey
Alex Molassiotis,Paz Fernadez-Ortega,Dorit Pud,Gulten Ozden,Julia A. Scott,Vassiliki Panteli,Anita Margulies,Maria Browall,Miriam Magri,Sarka Selvekerova,Elin Madsen,Ljiljana Milovics,Ingrid Bruyns,Gudbjorg Gudmundsdottir,Sandra Hummerston,A. M.-A. Ahmad,Nurgun Platin,Nora Kearney,Elisabeth Patiraki +18 more
TL;DR: It is imperative that health professionals explore the use of CAM with their cancer patients, educate them about potentially beneficial therapies in light of the limited available evidence of effectiveness, and work towards an integrated model of health-care provision.
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How Many Cancer Patients Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis
TL;DR: The overall prevalence of CAM use found was lower than often claimed, however, there was some evidence that the use has increased considerably over the past years and the health care systems ought to implement clear strategies of how to deal with this.
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Complementary Medicine, Refusal of Conventional Cancer Therapy, and Survival Among Patients With Curable Cancers.
TL;DR: Patients who received complementary medicine were more likely to refuse additional CCT, and had a higher risk of death, compared with those who do not receive CM, and the results suggest that mortality risk associated with CM was mediated by the refusal of CCT.
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in cancer patients: An Italian multicenter survey
Massimiliano Berretta,Chiara Della Pepa,Paolo Tralongo,Alberto Fulvi,F. Martellotta,Arben Lleshi,Guglielmo Nasti,R Fisichella,Carmela Romano,Chiara De Divitiis,R Taibi,Francesco Fiorica,Raffaele Di Francia,Anna Di Mari,Lino Del Pup,Anna Crispo,Paolo De Paoli,Adriano Santorelli,Vincenzo Quagliariello,Rosario Vincenzo Iaffaioli,Umberto Tirelli,Gaetano Facchini +21 more
TL;DR: It is necessary that health professional explore the use of CAM with their cancer patients, educate them about potentially beneficial therapies in light of the limited available evidence of effectiveness, and work towards an integrated model of health-care provision.
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Efficacy of homeopathic treatment of skin reactions during radiotherapy for breast cancer: a randomised, double-blind clinical trial.
TL;DR: Analysis of the data on Total Severity during recovery, showed a statistically significant benefit of the active medicines over placebo, and the homeopathic medicines had particular effectiveness on the heat of the skin.