| Section I. Introduction |
1 |
| Defining Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
1 |
| Contemporary Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use |
1 |
| Surveys of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use |
2 |
| Guidelines for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use |
2 |
| Integrative Oncology Nursing Role |
3 |
| Section II. The Integrative Assessment: A Cornerstone for Integrative Oncology Nursing |
7 |
| Section III. Defining and Describing Commonly Used CAM Therapies |
15 |
| Categorizing CAM Therapies |
15 |
| Licensure of CAM Practitioners |
15 |
| Certification of CAM Practitioners |
15 |
| Efficacy and Safety of CAM Therapies |
17 |
| Levels of Evidence in CAM |
17 |
| Section IV. Herbs and Herbal Extracts |
45 |
| Section V. Symptom Management: Evidence of Efficacy and Safety of Commonly Used CAM Therapies by Symptom |
69 |
| Introduction |
69 |
| Symptom Clusters |
69 |
| Application to Practice: Examples of Efficacy and Safety of CAM Therapies by Symptom |
70 |
| Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome |
73 |
| Anxiety |
77 |
| Cognitive Dysfunction |
83 |
| Constipation |
87 |
| Depression |
91 |
| Diarrhea |
97 |
| Fatigue |
101 |
| Hormonal Changes and Hot Flashes |
105 |
| Insomnia (Sleep-Wake Disturbances) |
111 |
| Mucositis |
115 |
| Myelosuppression |
119 |
| Nausea and Vomiting |
123 |
| Pain |
127 |
| Sexuality Alterations |
133 |
| Taste Changes |
141 |
| Xerostomia |
145 |
| Nutritional Considerations |
149 |
| Section VI. CAM Regulation and Adverse Event Reporting |
153 |
| Appendix I. Glossary of Terms |
157 |
| Appendix II. Society for Integrative Oncology Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Integrative Oncology |
163 |
| Appendix III. Oncology Nursing Society Position: The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Cancer Care |
169 |
| Appendix IV. The Ten Cardinal Rules of Herb Use |
173 |
| Appendix V. Resources for Reliable Information |
175 |
| Index |
183 |