Abstract

Abstract Caroline Stevensen is a private Holistic Healthcare Consultant and Practitioner, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Aromatherapy at Oxford Brookes University, and Director of Services for the Haven Trust. Her background includes a degree in social work and she is a registered nurse. She specializes in body therapies and is qualified in acupuncture, shiatsu, aromatherapy, massage, reflex zone therapy, and iridology. She has published research on the effects of aromatherapy massage on post cardiac surgery patients. She is deputy editor of Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery: An International Journal. Cancer nursing care has benefited from the expertise of specialist nurses world-wide. Generally, specialist cancer nurses assist patients receiving surgery, chemotherapy, radio therapy, needing pain relief, suffering from lymphoedema, those requiring psychological support, and they support patients who are dying and their carers. These roles are vital for patients to receive optimum care with conventional treatments. In recent years there has been a new breed of nurse specialist emerging in the field of cancer care. These nurses are specializing in the use of complementary therapies or are incorporating the use of complementary therapies into their existing practice with patients (Stevensen 1996; Corner et al. 1995). This chapter will explore issues surrounding the inclusion of complementary therapies into cancer nursing practice.

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