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. 2022 Dec;28(12):965-968.
doi: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0522. Epub 2022 Sep 13.

Implementing an Integrative Oncology Paradigm in Cancer Care: The Tuscan Regional Healthcare System

Elio G Rossi  1 , Francesca Bosinelli  1 , Mariella Di Stefano  2 , Marco Picchi  1 , Cristina Noberasco  1 , Sonia Baccetti  2
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Implementing an Integrative Oncology Paradigm in Cancer Care: The Tuscan Regional Healthcare System

Elio G Rossi et al. J Integr Complement Med. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Introduction: Recent cancer research highlighted specific patient needs, with a growing interest in integrative oncology (IO). Design: This is a narrative review concerning the Tuscan Healthcare System, which represents a virtuous example of progressive integration of complementary medicine in conventional cancer care. Results: The main steps of the process are described, with a specific focus on the 2021 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care Pathway on Integrative Oncology. Conclusions: Implementing an IO service may contribute to respond to patients' demand for complementary therapies, also providing safety and equity of therapeutic access within public health care systems.

Keywords: Tuscany Region; cancer; cancer treatment; integrative oncology; public health care system.

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