“…However, the categories that emerged from this work were: nursing care in oncology and the use of integrative/complementary therapies in cancer patients. According to Souza and Stamm (2021), the use of integrative therapies can be considered as supplements to classical medicine, and include methods that help alleviate some symptoms of cancer, and the side effects caused by treatment, leading to a greater sense of well-being. Among the integrative therapies most commonly used to relieve the various symptoms arising from cancer treatment are acupuncture (CARVALHO et al, 2019); aromatherapy (ÖZLÜ; BILICAN, 2017), and reflexology (MURAT-RINGOT et al, 2020), which consider that a more humanized aesthetic, and with an oncology focus, aims to understand and exercise respect for life, and also involves attention to the psychosocial, existential, and spiritual aspects of well-being.…”