Expert-guided approaches to complementary interventions for common side effects of cancer therapies: a practice-based perspective from integrative oncology centers in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer patients commonly suffer from substantial side effects of oncological therapies. Therefore, the Oncology Working Group of the Competence Network for Integrative Medicine in Baden-Württemberg, Germany (KIM-BW) developed practice-oriented recommendations for the integrative treatment of chemotherapy-induced mucositis (CIM), nausea and vomiting (CINV), and cancer-related fatigue (CRF).

Methods

Two expert groups of physicians and nurses developed therapeutic recommendations using an interdisciplinary expert consensus process oriented on a Delphi-methodology with a standardized scoring matrix, considering training, feasibility, time intensity, clinical effectiveness, contraindications, and interactions. The consensus process was complemented by a targeted, non

SUBMITTER: Winkler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631479 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature