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Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM).... Complementary & Integrative Health
Flowergirl
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Hello everyone ... I will be posting some resources here from the conference held at our local cancer support centre in May 2019. It was presented by one of the professors of nursing from a university. It is focused on Body-based, Mind-body
Biologically-based Energy, Whole systems
Some general terms:
Some general terms:
- Complementary medicine used together with conventional medicine
- Alternative medicine used in place of conventional medicine
- Integrative medicine combines treatments from conventional medicine and CAM for which there is evidence of safety and effectiveness. It is also called integrated medicine
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As always, do consult with your Dr and health care team to make the best informed decisions for you and your situation as well as ask questions, before you make any changes to your care plan. Your Dr or Cancer Centre support team should be able to direct you to a professional to discuss any of these types of systems/treatments/information.
Some Credible Information:
https://nccih.nih.gov/health/cancer - they are also suppose to have a smart phone app HerbList
https://cam.cancer.gov/
https://integrativeonc.org/
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs - another smart phone app About Herbs
https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/natural-non-prescription.html
https://ods.od.nih.gov/
More information and details will be added here as I go through the presentation details. There are many pages and sites to review within it.....hope some of this is helpful to you.0 -
Thanks for posting these links @Flowergirl !1
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You are welcome everyone - more to come as I go through the resources0
