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Title: Therapeutic pluralism: exploring the experiences of cancer patients and professionals
Author/Creator: Broom, Alex; Tovey, Philip
Institution: University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science
Description: The profile of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has risen dramatically over the last decade and cancer patients represent its most prolific users. As a result, the NHS and UK cancer services are attempting to develop a wider range of therapeutic options for patients. Despite such developments, little is known about why cancer patients use CAM, its perceived benefits and the perspectives of the doctors and nurses involved. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the UK, Therapeutic Pluralism includes over 120 interviews with cancer patients and professionals, plus innovative 'diary' data which, for the first time, detail the experiences of CAM users.
Relation: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t790712482
Date: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Keyword(s): complementary and alternative medicine; alternative treatments; therapeutic options; cancer patients
Resource Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43627
Identifier: ISBN:9780415398527

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