Acupuncture and Cancer Survivorship av Beverley de Valois

471,-

Kjøp

<p>Acupuncture can play a vital role in helping the growing number of cancer survivors adjust to life after receiving cancer treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. This includes managing the physical and emotional after-effects of diagnosis and treatment, making healthy lifestyle choices, coping with fear of recurrence, learning how to manage a chronic condition, and establishing the "new normal" that is the legacy of a cancer diagnosis and its treatments.<br>As a guide for practitioners, it aims to help acupuncturists to:<br>¿ Understand the challenges faced by cancer survivors who have completed treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy)<br>¿ Understand the biomedical context of the consequences of cancer treatments<br>¿ Relate their patient''s cancer experience to the principles of east Asian medicine<br>¿ Treat some specific consequences of cancer treatment<br>¿ Work safely with cancer survivors<br>¿ Support cancer survivors on an emotional level<br>¿ H