Whole Person Cancer Care

Personal Health Inventory

Download a one-sheet for your patients to fill out before their visit. It assesses their meaning and purpose, current health and readiness for change.

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Understanding the 2022 asco sio cancer pain management guidelines

Understanding the 2022 ASCO/SIO Cancer Pain Management Guidelines

The SIO and the ASCO formed an expert panel to review the evidence about integrative treatments for cancer pain. The panel included experts in integrative oncology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, palliative care, social sciences, mind-body medicine, nursing, and patient representatives. The experts wanted to answer two key questions: • What mind-body therapies are…

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Making Whole Person Cancer Care Routine

Making Whole Person Cancer Care Routine

Integrative oncology uses complementary and lifestyle therapies to support conventional cancer care, manage side effects of treatments, and help patients heal.

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Carshinger Cancer Institute

Helping Cancer Survivors Be Well: An Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study

The Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a community cancer center that delivers hands-on, personalized care and advanced medicine to the Lancaster community. The cancer institute supports the mind, body, and spirit of patients and their families.

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Jefferson Case Study

Cancer Health Care Disparities: An Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study

During the Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative, the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center team focused on addressing health care disparities among cancer patients by planning group medical visits, beginning work to offer patient resources in Spanish, and working to make integrative medicine accessible to more cancer patients. The team moved toward offering integrative oncology.

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Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study

Matching Patients with the Right Supportive Care Programs at the Right Time: Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative Case Study

During the Integrative Oncology Leadership Collaborative, the Inova Schar Cancer Institute team began to shift the focus from disease-specific care to whole person care by piloting the Personal Health Inventory (PHI) in one clinic and using this as an opportunity to better understand patients’ integrative care needs from day one.

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