Why talk about Complementary and Integrative Therapies? Needs and Concept for Complementary and Integrative Medicine in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology

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State of the art pediatric hematology and oncology multimodal treatments require a multidisciplinary and interprofessional, as well as patient- and family-centered approach for best care. Complementary medicine (CM) is frequently used in child and adolescent health care in Switzerland [1], and requests about CM to pediatricians in Switzerland are as high as 97% [2]. However, the use of complementary treatments may stay unaddressed due to different factors such as lack of knowledge, lack of time or being uncomfortable talking about this topic in hematology/oncology care [3]. Yet, talking about CM is inevitable for safe and best care.
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2021-09
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Magazine Article
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en
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Istituto oncologico della Svizzera Italiana
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2297-0703
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