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Mind-body therapies for the pediatric oncology patient: matching the right therapy with the right patient.

Ott MJ

Nursing and Patient Care Services, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. maryjane_ott@dfci.harvard.edu

Pediatric oncology nurses provide care for children across a continuum from the point of diagnostic evaluation through treatments and cure or a peaceful, dignified death. Nurses provide this care in a wide variety of settings such as the home, hospital, clinics, schools, camps, and residential facilities. Mind-body therapies are being used more frequently in the care of children receiving treatment for cancer. Matching the right therapy with the right patient is an important component of care.

Published 11 August 2006 in J Pediatr Oncol Nurs, 23(5): 254-7.
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