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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) endorsed the&nbsp;Society for Integrative Oncology&rsquo;s (SIO) guidelines on the use of&nbsp;integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment. The ASCO Expert Panel determined that the recommendations&nbsp;&ldquo;are clear, thorough, and based on the most relevant scientific evidence.&rdquo;&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
We&rsquo;ve endorsed <a href="https://twitter.com/Integrativeonc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Integrativeonc</a>'s breast cancer treatment practice guideline <a href="https://t.co/dnapbGzck2">https://t.co/dnapbGzck2</a> <a href="https://t.co/3H4WpjcYyq">pic.twitter.com/3H4WpjcYyq</a>
&mdash; ASCO (@ASCO) <a href="https://twitter.com/ASCO/status/1006267352776957952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>The SIO guidelines address&nbsp;the use of integrative therapies for the management of symptoms and adverse&nbsp;events,&nbsp;including&nbsp;anxiety and stress, mood disorders, fatigue, quality of life, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting&nbsp;(CINV), lymphedema, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, pain, and sleep disturbance. Interventions&nbsp;that ASCO called &ldquo;of interest&rdquo; were&nbsp;mind and body practices, natural products, and lifestyle modifications.&nbsp;&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Proud to announce <a href="https://twitter.com/ASCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ASCO</a> has endorsed SIO's Clinical Practice Guidelines for Integrative Therapies During and After Breast Cancer Treatment. A significant milestone for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/integrativemedicine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#integrativemedicine</a> and oncology! <a href="https://t.co/UhABRnkDFV">https://t.co/UhABRnkDFV</a> &hellip; &hellip; <a href="https://twitter.com/Integrativeonc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@integrativeonc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/breastcancer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#breastcancer</a>
&mdash; SIO President (@SIOPresident) <a href="https://twitter.com/SIOPresident/status/1006752033993646080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>The&nbsp;SIO&nbsp;recommendations were based on an analysis of&nbsp;randomized,&nbsp;controlled trials&nbsp;published between 1990 and&nbsp;2015.&nbsp;Based on&nbsp;the findings, SIO recommended use of:&nbsp;<ul>
<li data-leveltext="&#61623;" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Music therapy, meditation, stress management,&nbsp;and yoga for anxiety/stress reduction&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="&#61623;" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Meditation, relaxation, yoga, massage,&nbsp;and music therapy&nbsp;for depression/mood disorders&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="&#61623;" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Meditation and&nbsp;yoga to improve quality of life&nbsp;</li>
<li data-leveltext="&#61623;" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="7" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Acupressure and acupuncture for reducing CINV&nbsp;</li>
</ul>The guidelines noted that there is a&nbsp;lack of strong evidence supporting the use of ingested dietary supplements or botanical agents.&nbsp;<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/caac.21397/epdf">Read the SIO guidelines.&nbsp;</a>Source:&nbsp;<a href="http://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.2018.79.2721">Journal of Clinical Oncology</a>

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