ABSTRACT
Modern cancer therapy emphasizes integrative treatments. With the transformation of the medical model from biomedical model to biopsychosocial medical model, cancer therapy is no longer a single treatment for diseases but is the best mode that stresses participation of a variety of means and disciplines and is people-oriented. It not only focuses on cancer control and prolonging survival but also pays more attention to the patient’s overall quality of life by adopting measures suitable to the patient, place, and time. It emphasizes a combination of treatment methods customized for the patient and strives to obtain comprehensiveness in diagnosis and treatment of cancer diseases.
