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Integrative Pediatric Oncology

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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for at least 2000 years in China. It is based on two fundamental theories, yin-yang and five elements (wu xing), which together explain all change as well as all natural phenomena in the universe, including human beings (Li and Cheng 1987). Yin-yang theory posits that the universe is a whole composed of two opposites, yin and yang, which are interdependent and can transform into each other. Their equilibrium ensures that harmony, including the harmony of the body, is maintained.

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  1. TCM Research Program, Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, East Hall, 520 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Lixing Lao Ph.D.

  2. Department of Oncology, Shanghai Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 725 Wanping Road, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Ling Xu Ph.D.

  3. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai TCM University, 274 Middle Zhijiang Road, Shanghai, China

    Shifen Xu Ph.D.

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  1. Abt. Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, Herdecke, 58313, Germany

    Alfred Längler

  2. The Cancer Team at Bellin Health, Commanche Avenue 1580, Green Bay, 54313, Wisconsin, USA

    Patrick J. Mansky

  3. Dept. of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Dept. of Pediatric Hematol Oncol, Universitätsklinikum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Berlin, Germany

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Lao, L., Xu, L., Xu, S. (2012). Traditional Chinese Medicine. In: Längler, A., Mansky, P., Seifert, G. (eds) Integrative Pediatric Oncology. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04201-0_9

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