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Article: Whole Person Care Model Decreases Cancer Treatment Side Effects, Says Cancer Treatment Centers of America
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- U.S. Newswire
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- February 22, 2006
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Twenty to 40 percent of
cancer patient deaths are actually caused by malnutrition, rather
than the disease itself, according to the National Cancer Institute
(see note 1). To overcome malnutrition and the muscle loss and
fatigue that result, the whole patient, not just the cancer, must be
treated. Cancer Treatment Centers of America's (CTCA) approach to
treating cancer -- whole person medicine -- integrates leading-edge
medical and Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) to fight cancer
from every possible angle, while reducing potentially life-
threatening side effects including malnutrition.
"You can attack the cancer, but if you have ...