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The Public Health Impact of Herbs and Nutritional Supplements.

Pharmaceutical biology

Cassileth BR, Heitzer M, Wesa K.
PMID: 19890479
Pharm Biol. 2009 Aug 01;47(8):761-767. doi: 10.1080/13880200902991581.

Dietary supplement use has increased exponentially in recent years despite the lack of regulatory oversight and in the face of growing safety concerns. This paper provides an overview of the public health implications and safety concerns associated with dietary...

'Complementary' or 'alternative'? It makes a difference in cancer care.

Complementary therapies in medicine

Cassileth BR.
PMID: 10361569
Complement Ther Med. 1999 Mar;7(1):35-7. doi: 10.1016/s0965-2299(99)80056-9.

No abstract available.

Palliative care: Progress, needs, and challenges.

Israel journal of health policy research

Cassileth BR.
PMID: 22913461
Isr J Health Policy Res. 2012 Feb 20;1(1):10. doi: 10.1186/2045-4015-1-10.

Palliative care is increasingly available and the importance of its role increasingly recognized. International work toward making palliative care a basic human right underscores the growing need to ensure comfort and pain relief for the terminally ill. The organizational...

Alternative and Complementary Cancer Treatments.

The oncologist

Cassileth BR.
PMID: 10387984
Oncologist. 1996;1(3):173-179.

Alternative and complementary therapies differ importantly, and the distinction between the two is crucial for clinical oncologists. "Alternative" or unproven therapies are treatments used independent of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. They can be dangerous directly and also by delaying...

The social implications of questionable cancer therapies.

Cancer

Cassileth BR.
PMID: 2920353
Cancer. 1989 Apr 01;63(7):1247-50. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19890401)63:7<1247::aid-cncr2820630703>3.0.co;2-3.

Questionable or "unorthodox" treatments are not selected in a vacuum; their degree of popularity and the particular types used are functions of their social and cultural context. The liquid preparations that were popular earlier in this century reflected fascination...

Acupuncture for dyspnea in advanced cancer: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial [ISRCTN89462491].

BMC palliative care

Vickers AJ, Feinstein MB, Deng GE, Cassileth BR.
PMID: 16109163
BMC Palliat Care. 2005 Aug 18;4:5. doi: 10.1186/1472-684X-4-5.

BACKGROUND: Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is a common symptom in patients with advanced cancer. Pharmacologic management is of proven benefit, but it does not help all patients. Preliminary data suggest that acupuncture can relieve dyspnea in a variety...

Integrative oncology - strong science is needed for better patient care.

Nature reviews. Cancer

Greenlee H, Zick SM, Rosenthal D, Cohen L, Cassileth B, Tripathy D.
PMID: 25693833
Nat Rev Cancer. 2015 Mar;15(3):165. doi: 10.1038/nrc3822-c1. Epub 2015 Feb 19.

No abstract available.

Complementary and integrative oncology in the cross-cultural region of the middle East and South Asia.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Ben-Arye E, Cassileth B, Heusser P, Afifi F, Saad B, Selvan SR.
PMID: 22577467
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012;2012:940961. doi: 10.1155/2012/940961. Epub 2012 Apr 17.

No abstract available.

Society for Integrative Oncology First International Conference, New York City, November 2004. Welcome address.

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Cassileth BR.
PMID: 16737645
J Soc Integr Oncol. 2005 Dec 01;3(4):121.

No abstract available.

Introduction to section on integrative oncology.

Current treatment options in oncology

Wesa KM, Cassileth BR.
PMID: 21116743
Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2010 Dec;11(3):70-2. doi: 10.1007/s11864-010-0133-1.

No abstract available.

Complementary therapies and integrative medicine in lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Chest

Deng GE, Rausch SM, Jones LW, Gulati A, Kumar NB, Greenlee H, Pietanza MC, Cassileth BR.
PMID: 23649450
Chest. 2013 May;143(5):e420S-e436S. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-2364.

BACKGROUND: Physicians are often asked about complementary therapies by patients with cancer, and data show that the interest in and use of these therapies among patients with cancer is common. Therefore, it is important to assess the current evidence...

Use of Alternative Medicine Among Norwegian Cancer Patients is Associated with Mental Distress - A Follow-up Study.

Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)

Risberg T, Kolstad A, Cassileth BR.
PMID: 28758867
Acta Oncol. 2002;41(7):646-651. doi: 10.1080/028418602321028265.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of alternative medicine (AM) by cancer patients' and the level of self-perceived mental distress. One hundred and fifty-seven cancer patients were included in a longitudinal questionnaire-based...

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