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Cancer and Complementary and Alternative MedicinePage 1Cancer and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Key Points Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a group of diverse medical and health care systems practices and products that are not part of conventional medicine. The same scientific evaluation that is used to assess conventional cancer treatments should be used to assess CAM therapies. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is sponsoring a number of clinical trials (research studies in people) to study CAM therapies for cancer. To ensure a safe and coordinated course of care people with cancer should inform their health care providers about any CAM therapy that they are currently using or considering. 1. What is complementary and alternative medicine? Complementary and alternative medicine is a group of diverse medical and health care systems practices and products that are not part of conventional (standard) medicine. Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.D. (medical doctor) or D.O. (doctor of osteopathy) degrees and by their allied health professionals such as nurses physical therapists and dietitians. Complementary medicine is used along withconventional medicine. Alternative medicine is used instead ofconventional medicine. Integrative medicine combines standard medicine with CAM practices that have been shown to be effective. This fact sheet answers some frequently asked questions about the use of CAM therapies and the way that CAM approaches are evaluated and suggests resources for further information (see For More Information). 2. Is CAM widely used? According to the most recent comprehensive survey on Americans use of CAM 36 percent of U.S. adults are using some form of CAM. When megavitamin therapyPage 2and prayer for health reasons are included in the definition of CAM that percentage rises to 62 percent. These results are based on the 2002 National Health Interview ...

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