This new clinical resource clearly explains how to approach
integrated care in a way that combines Chinese herbal medicine with
Western medicine to enhance and improve medical care for patients
with cancer - without undermining or negatively impacting patients'
medical treatment. Each chapter covers a different type of cancer,
first introducing the conventional medical understanding of that
cancer including its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment according
to staging and type. The chapter then covers that cancer from the
perspective of Oriental medicine. Case studies illustrate the
integration of treatment for each cancer type, raising important
issues and considerations associated with specific cancers and
treatments. Formulas are presented within the context of
conventional treatment, intended to enhance the effectiveness of
treatment and/or treat side effects without undermining the
treatment's function. Each formula is followed by a discussion of
how and why the herbs are used, including classical Chinese theory
and relevant pharmaceutical studies. Staging and the age and
performance status of various patients is used as a means by which
to explain how formulas are changed. Case studies explore issues
related to the integration of treatment for each type of cancer.
General
| Imprint: |
Churchill Livingstone
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2007 |
| First published: |
2007 |
| Authors: |
Tai Lahans
|
| Dimensions: |
262 x 186 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Laminated cover
|
| Pages: |
396 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-443-10063-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Complementary medicine >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-443-10063-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780443100635 |
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