作者: Keith I. Block , Penny B. Block , Charlotte Gyllenhaal
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摘要: Integrative medicine is an approach to health and healing that "makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, care professionals, disciplines achieve optimal healing." A comprehensive integrative intervention for cancer patients typically includes nutritional counseling, biobehavioral strategies, promotion physical activity, as well dietary supplements including herbs, nutraceuticals, phytochemicals. broad-spectrum this type may contribute uniquely improvement in outcomes through its impact on a wide variety relevant molecular targets, effects multiple hallmarks. Hallmarks be particularly affected include genetic instability, tumor-promoting inflammation, deregulated metabolism, immune system evasion. Because their susceptibility manipulation by diet, exercise, supplementation, these characterized metabolic Research the approaches can development systems multitargeted treatment regimens would help clarify combined effect outcomes.