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Integrative Medicine and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer: What to Expect

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Integrative medicine includes a combination of current medical therapies in conjunction with evidence-based diet and nutrition support, mind-body practices, and additional practices, sometimes referred to as complementary or alternative. Patients with hepatobiliary or pancreatic cancer often seek integrative therapies to help manage the cancer itself, to support them through cancer treatment and its symptoms, or to provide a source of coping with the various stressors involved with having cancer. This chapter will focus on current integrative medicine practices such as diet and nutrition, nutritional supplements, acupuncture, and mind-body practices in relation to patients who have hepatobiliary or pancreatic cancer. The goal is to establish a set of integrative medicine practices that help optimize a patient’s diet and exercise regimen, provide appropriate stress management and coping techniques, and consider the pros and cons of various nutritional supplements commonly used to support patients through their cancer.

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Hriso, C., Bazzan, A., Monti, D., Newberg, A. (2021). Integrative Medicine and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer: What to Expect. In: Doria, C., Rogart, J.N. (eds) Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Malignancies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37482-2_49-1

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