St. Elizabeth Healthcare will be dedicating an entire floor of its new cancer center to "holistic, patient-centered" care with a new partnership with doTERRA International.

Officials with St. Elizabeth said the partnership with doTERRA will play a foundational role in the development of the Center for Integrative Oncology within St. Elizabeth’s new Cancer Center in Edgewood, which will open in the fall of 2020.

“When the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center opens next fall, it will include nearly an entire floor of the building that is dedicated to the holistic, patient-centered approach to care known as integrative oncology,” President and CEO of St. Elizabeth Healthcare Garren Colvin said in a statement.

The doTERRA Center for Integrative Oncology will be more than 8,400 square feet on the first floor of the St. Elizabeth Cancer Center. Comprehensive medical care will include the use of doTERRA essential oils and aromatherapy, yoga, meditation and a spa-like atmosphere, officials said.

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils from plants as therapy to improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

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Officials said healthcare officials will also conduct clinical trials related to alternative medicine to help provide evidence-based options for better symptom management.

The National Cancer Institute said clinical trials of aromatherapy have studied its use in the treatment of anxiety, nausea, vomiting, and other health-related conditions in cancer patients. It said aromatherapy may be used with other complementary treatments, such as massage or acupuncture, as well as with standard medical treatments to manage symptoms caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It said studies have shown mixed results.

“Our priority at St. Elizabeth is to offer the highest quality care and comfort to our patients and their loved ones,” Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services Dr. Doug Flora said in a statement. “Adding supplemental resources will help improve the quality of life for our patients and families as they are going through diagnosis, treatment and into survivorship.”

doTERRA made a donation of $5 million to the St. Elizabeth Foundation Cancer Center Community Campaign, which was the largest donation ever received by the foundation, officials said.

“doTERRA is honored to join St. Elizabeth Healthcare in supporting patients undergoing cancer treatment,” said Dr. David Hill, founding executive, scientific & healthcare initiatives of doTERRA. “Going through chemotherapy, radiation and other related treatments are challenging experiences. We are pleased to help bring support to these individuals through the doTERRA Center for Integrative Oncology during their healing journey.”