Today, more than ever before, millions of people are seeking an approach to medicine and health care that is more comprehensive, more holistic and integrative, and more compassionate and sensitive to their needs as a whole person. This is particularly true for those dealing with cancer. Changing patient demographics, heightened consumer demand for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) pr...

The impetus for developing and implementing integrative medicine strategies is rooted in the desire to improve patient care. The Bravewell Collaborative, a philanthropic organization that works to improve healthcare, defines integrative medicine as “an approach to care that puts the patient at the center and addresses the full range of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and environ...

1Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics and Department of Emergency Medicine, Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 2Department of Emergency Medicine, Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster Un...

1 Laboratory for Integrative Systems Medicine (LISM), Istituto di Informatica e Telematica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy, 2 Laboratory for Integrative Systems Medicine (LISM), Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy, 3 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 4 Department of Informatics,...