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You have many choices to make about your cancer treatment. One choice you might be thinking about is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM is the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard care. Standard care is what medical doctors, doctors of osteopathy, and allied health professionals, such as registered nurses and physical therapists, practice. Alternative medicine means treatments that you use instead of standard ones. Complementary medicine means nonstandard treatments that you use along with standard ones. Examples of CAM therapies are acupuncture, chiropractic, and herbal medicines.
CAM treatments do not work for everyone, but some methods such as acupuncture might help with nausea, pain and other side effects of cancer treatment. In general, researchers know more about the safety and effectiveness of standard cancer treatments than they do about CAM. To make sure nothing gets in the way of your cancer care, talk to your doctor before you try anything new.
National Cancer Institute
Triumph Over Hepatitis C - Alternative medicine solution; research on Hepatitis C, homeopathic treatment, and cancer therapy.
Oregon Medical Press - Committed to the scientific exploration of alternative cancer treatments, including herbs and other alternative therapies. Articles, databases, and books about natural compounds.
Alternative Therapies for Cancer - Book includes herbal remedies and vitamin programs.
Cancer Action Plan - Provides patients with information they need to start planning cancer treatment, including information about therapies, research, and information about specialised alternative clinics.
Alternative Medicine Cancer Therapies - Various alternative medicine cancer therapies and cures.
Springboard - Supplements and alternative therapies for general nutrition hormone balancing, cancer therapy, and immune boosting. Also offers herbal progesterone creams.
Complete Nutritional Program, Inc. - Offers vitamins, minerals, herbs, formulation for cancer prevention, aging, diet and weight loss, sexual health, heart health, and immune health. Also an alternative for hormone therapy.
The Colon Cancer Project - Conventional, experimental and alternative therapies.
Gonzalez Treatment - Questions and answers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute regarding a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer using an alternative nutritional oriented therapy.
Cancer-Info: Anal Cancer - General information with some alternative therapy discussion. Provides link to a support group.