Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care Lahans Tai Diplomate Chinese Herbal Medicine NCCAOM White Crane Clinic Seattle WA USA

This new clinical resource clearly explains how to approach integrated care in a way that combines Chinese herbal medicine with Western medicine to enhance and improve medical care for patients with cancer - without undermining or negatively impacting patients' medical treatment. The chapter then covers that cancer from the perspective of Oriental medicine. Each chapter covers a different type of cancer, first introducing the conventional medical understanding of that cancer including its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment according to staging and type.

Case studies illustrate the integration of treatment for each cancer type, raising important issues and considerations associated with specific cancers and treatments.Formulas are presented within the context of conventional treatment, intended to enhance the effectiveness of treatment and/or treat side effects without