Society for Integrative Oncology

描述（由申请人提供）：综合肿瘤学会（SIO）是一个多学科的专业组织，致力于通过使用综合补充疗法研究和促进癌症治疗和康复过程。 我们的使命是教育肿瘤学专业人员，患者，护理人员和其他相关人员了解最先进的综合疗法，包括科学有效性，临床益处，毒性和局限性。 SIO为该学科的循证研究提供了一个展示、讨论和同行评议的论坛。 综合肿瘤学会第一届国际会议将于2004年11月17日至19日在纽约市时代广场的Marriott Marquis酒店举行。 这次全体会议将讨论并提供有关补充模式（包括植物药）的数据。 我们预计将有800- 1000名与会者，主要是来自世界各地的肿瘤学家。 CME学分将由美国癌症协会提供。 会议的领导者和主持人是来自美国和其他地方主要癌症中心的高级肿瘤学家。 几个主要的肿瘤学团体和癌症相关组织将在这奋进与我们合作。 该申请要求NIH提供支持，以支付在考虑到预期的组织/捐助者支持和注册费后剩余的费用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) is a multi-disciplinary organization of professionals dedicated to studying and facilitating the cancer treatment and recovery process through the use of integrated complementary therapies. Our mission is to educate oncology professionals, patients, caregivers and relevant others about the state-of-the-art integrative therapies, including the scientific validity, clinical benefits, toxicities, and limitations of such. SIO provides a forum for presentation, discussion and peer review of evidence-based research in the discipline. The Society for Integrative Oncology First International Conference will be held November 17-19, 2004, at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, New York City. This full-plenary conference will address and present data on complementary modalities, including botanicals. We anticipate an audience of 800-1,000 attendees, primarily, oncologists from around the world. CME credits will be provided by the American Cancer Society. Session Leaders and Moderators are senior oncologists from major cancer centers in the US and elsewhere. Several major oncology groups and cancer-related organizations will collaborate with us in this endeavor. This application requests support from NIH to cover costs that remain after anticipated organizational/donor support and registration fees are taken into account.