Integrative Medicine

Integrative Medicine: Professional Online Programs

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Integrative Medicine Service offers a number of Web-based continuing education programs for healthcare professionals to promote the safe and effective delivery of complementary therapies for cancer patients.

Our training modules give you access to the latest integrative oncology guidelines, as well as lectures and demonstrations by leaders in the fields of oncology and integrative medicine. The online format allows you to move through the course at your own pace, wherever and whenever your schedule permits. You will have the opportunity to e-mail us with suggestions, questions, or concerns about the material presented in the course.

We offer the following online courses in integrative medicine:

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Acupuncture for the Cancer Patient

This program provides acupuncturists with a basic understanding of integrative oncology.

Acupuntura para el Paciente con Cáncer

Este programa le otorga a los acupunturistas un entendimiento básico de la oncología integrativa.

Advanced Acupuncture for the Cancer Patient

This program provides acupuncturists with an advanced understanding of integrative oncology.

Ethics for the Cancer Patient

Herbs and Other Dietary Supplements in Cancer Care

For TCM practitioners and other therapists, this course addresses important issues regarding herbal medicines and cancer treatment.

Integrative Oncology for Physicians

This program provides physicians with a basic understanding of integrative oncology.

Medical Massage for the Cancer Patient I

This program provides massage therapists with a basic understanding of integrative oncology.

Medical Massage for the Cancer Patient II

This program presents oncology massage therapy from a more thorough perspective.

Safety for the Cancer Patient

cancer (KAN-ser)

A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

herbal (ER-bul)

Having to do with plants.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

integrative medicine (IN-teh-gray-tiv MEH-dih-sin)

A type of medical care that combines conventional (standard) medical treatment with complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies that have been shown to be safe and to work. CAM therapies treat the mind, body, and spirit.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

massage therapy (muh-SAZH THAYR-uh-pee)

A treatment in which the soft tissues of the body are kneaded, rubbed, tapped, and stroked. Massage therapy may help people relax, relieve stress and pain, lower blood pressure, and improve circulation. It is being studied in the treatment of cancer symptoms such as lack of energy, pain, swelling, and depression.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

medicine (MEH-dih-sin)

Refers to the practices and procedures used for the prevention, treatment, or relief of symptoms of a diseases or abnormal conditions. This term may also refer to a legal drug used for the same purpose.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

oncology (on-KAH-loh-jee)

The study of cancer.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

schedule (SKEH-jool)

In a clinical setting, the step-by-step plan for how patients are to be treated; for example, the drug or type of radiation therapy that is to be given, the method by which it is to be given, the amount of time between courses, and the total length of treatment.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

TCM

A medical system that has been used for thousands of years to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. It is based on the belief that qi (the body's vital energy) flows along meridians (channels) in the body and keeps a person’s spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical health in balance. TCM aims to restore the body’s balance and harmony between the natural opposing forces of yin and yang, which can block qi and cause disease. TCM includes acupuncture, diet, herbal therapy, meditation, physical exercise, and massage. Also called Oriental medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)

will (wil)

A legal document in which a person states what is to be done with his or her property after death, who is to carry out the terms of the will, and who is to care for any minor children.

Source: The National Cancer Institute's Dictionary of Cancer Terms
(http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary)