Integrative Oncology: Best of Both Worlds—Theoretical, Practical, and Research Issues

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">2011</td><td align="center">2012</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Body acupuncture</td><td align="center">560</td><td align="center">1043</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ear acupuncture</td><td align="center">1587</td><td align="center">1509</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Mind-body medicine <br/>(counseling, exercise, diet, relaxation, yoga, qigong)</td><td align="center">548</td><td align="center">1273</td></tr><tr><td align="left">CAM treatments overall</td><td align="center">4398</td><td align="center">5838</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Number of selected complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments provided in the Integrative Oncology for Breast Cancer Program, Essen, Germany in 2011 and 2012.

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Table 2: Integrative Oncology: Best of Both Worlds—Theoretical, Practical, and Research Issues 