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CAM Use in Pediatric Oncology: What Do We Know in the Year 2012?

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Integrative Pediatric Oncology

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Complementary and alternative therapies are often used in paediatric oncology to complement children’s conventional cancer treatments. In rare cases, they may also be used as an alternative to conventional therapy. There are published studies from several parts of the world analysing different aspects of CAM use in paediatric cancer patients. The main issues examined are:

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  1. Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Centre for Integrative Medicine, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus, University of Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany

    Alfred Längler

  2. Department for Integrative Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Centre for Integrative Pediatric Oncology, Herdecke, Germany

    Alfred Längler

  3. Faculty of Health, University of Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany

    Tim Schütze

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  1. Abt. Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, Herdecke, 58313, Germany

    Alfred Längler

  2. The Cancer Team at Bellin Health, Commanche Avenue 1580, Green Bay, 54313, Wisconsin, USA

    Patrick J. Mansky

  3. Dept. of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Dept. of Pediatric Hematol Oncol, Universitätsklinikum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    Georg Seifert

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Längler, A., Schütze, T. (2012). CAM Use in Pediatric Oncology: What Do We Know in the Year 2012?. In: Längler, A., Mansky, P., Seifert, G. (eds) Integrative Pediatric Oncology. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04201-0_2

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