Santosh Rao, MD

According to an expert from University Hospitals, integrative oncology has a place in the treatment of patients with kidney cancer alongside palliative care, psycho-oncology, and physical therapy.

According to an expert from University Hospitals, oncologists should work together and look for opportunities to improve patients’ diets and exercise routines to mitigate symptoms of kidney cancer and associated treatment.

According to an expert from University Hospitals, studying pathways related to inflammation, epigenetics, and the microbiome may elucidate how patients with kidney cancer respond to anti-cancer therapy.

The impact of the gut microbiome, and antibiotics and probiotics on immunotherapy outcomes are areas of research currently under investigation for patients with kidney cancer and other cancers, according to an expert from University Hospitals.

An expert from University Hospitals touches on pain management guidelines that highlight moderate evidence in support of acupuncture, reflexology, and acupressure and massage as tools to manage general pain in patients with cancer.

An expert from University Hospitals highlights different guidelines penned by oncology organizations informing the integrative management of symptoms including anxiety and depression in patients with kidney cancer.

Massage and acupuncture represent promising integrative care strategies for managing stress and pain in patients with kidney cancer and other tumors, according to an expert from University Hospitals.

Collaboration in kidney cancer palliative care and integrative medicine programs underscores the current development of University Hospitals’ integrative oncology wing.

Santosh Rao, MD, discusses the formation of new guidelines informing the use of integrative oncology for patients with kidney cancer from the Society for Integrative Oncology.