Among U.S. adults with a history of cancer, 45.8% reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days in both 2016 and 2024, while drinking declined among adults without cancer, according to a study in Cancer Causes & Control of nearly 4 million adults.
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Integrative Oncology Explained
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If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you’ve likely received a smorgasbord of treatments to ensure the best outcomes.
With pancreatic cancer, for example, your oncologist may recommend chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or a combination of all three. But how do doctors go beyond the basics to support patients throughout their treatment journey, from weathering the toll of toxic chemotherapies to managing fear during survivorship? That’s where integrative oncology comes in.
“On a very basic level, cancer is a disease where patients have lost control over a part of their bodies,” says Santosh Rao, M.D., Medical Director of Integrative Oncology for University Hospitals Connor Whole Health in Cleveland, Ohio. “With integrative oncology, our goal is to support patients during treatment and help them feel less helpless.”
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