The significant physical and emotional effects of chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting (CINV) are experienced by cancer patients. Severe symptoms decrease the …

Pain management for cancer patients should include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic
interventions. Integrative medicine therapies, such as mind-body practice, acupuncture …

Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the differences between complementary and alternative therapies. List common …

Massage is increasingly applied to relieve symptoms in patients with cancer. This practice is
supported by evidence from small randomized trials. No study has examined massage …

Background: Most individuals affected by cancer who are treated with certain
chemotherapies suffer of CIPN. Therefore, there is a high patient and provider interest in …

Complementary therapies are increasingly used to reduce side effects of cancer treatment,
without evidence for their effectiveness. In a randomized, prospective, 2-period, crossover …

Integrative therapies such as massage have gained support as interventions that improve
the overall patient experience during hospitalization. Cardiac surgery patients undergo long …

Background Aromatherapy massage is a commonly used complementary therapy, and is
employed in cancer and palliative care largely to improve quality of life and reduce …

The stimuli‐responsiveness of injectable hydrogel has been drastically developed for the
controlled release of drugs and has achieved encouraging curative effects in a variety of …

Nausea and vomiting are portrayed in the specialist palliative care literature as common and
distressing symptoms affecting the majority of patients with advanced cancer and other life …