Implementing an Integrative Oncology Paradigm in Cancer Care: The Tuscan Regional Healthcare System.

Autor:	Rossi EG; Clinic for Complementary Medicine and Diet in Oncology, Local Health Authority Tuscany North-West, Lucca, Italy., Bosinelli F; Clinic for Complementary Medicine and Diet in Oncology, Local Health Authority Tuscany North-West, Lucca, Italy., Di Stefano M; Regional Center for Integrative Medicine, Directorate of Health Welfare and Social Cohesion, Region of Tuscany, Florence, Italy., Picchi M; Clinic for Complementary Medicine and Diet in Oncology, Local Health Authority Tuscany North-West, Lucca, Italy., Noberasco C; Clinic for Complementary Medicine and Diet in Oncology, Local Health Authority Tuscany North-West, Lucca, Italy., Baccetti S; Regional Center for Integrative Medicine, Directorate of Health Welfare and Social Cohesion, Region of Tuscany, Florence, Italy.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of integrative and complementary medicine [J Integr Complement Med] 2022 Dec; Vol. 28 (12), pp. 965-968. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 13.
DOI:	10.1089/jicm.2022.0522
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Recent cancer research highlighted specific patient needs, with a growing interest in integrative oncology (IO). Design: This is a narrative review concerning the Tuscan Healthcare System, which represents a virtuous example of progressive integration of complementary medicine in conventional cancer care. Results: The main steps of the process are described, with a specific focus on the 2021 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care Pathway on Integrative Oncology. Conclusions: Implementing an IO service may contribute to respond to patients' demand for complementary therapies, also providing safety and equity of therapeutic access within public health care systems.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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