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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) A to Z

The Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) curated this list of evidence-based information on complementary and alternative medicine modalities used for the treatment of cancer or cancer-related side effects.

A-L

A

Acai

Herbs at a Glance: Acai (NCCIH)

Acupuncture

Amygdalin

PDQ® Summary: Laetrile/Amygdalin (NCI)

Antineoplastons

PDQ® Summary: Antineoplastons (NCI)

Antioxidants

Aromatherapy

PDQ® Summary: Aromatherapy and Essential Oils (NCI)

Astralagus

Herbs at a Glance: Astralagus (NCCIH)

Ayurvedic Medicine

Backgrounder: Ayurvedic Medicine: An Introduction (NCCIH)

B

Bitter Orange

Herbs at a Glance: Bitter Orange (NCCIH)

Black Cohosh

C

Cannabis

PDQ® Summary: Cannabis and Cannabinoids (NCI)

Cancell/Cantron 

PDQ® Summary: Cancell/Cantron/Protocel (NCI)

Cartilage (Bovine and Shark)

PDQ® Summary: Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (NCI)

Cat’s Claw

Herbs at a Glance: Cat’s Claw (NCCIH)

Coenzyme Q10

PDQ® Summary: Coenzyme Q10 (NCI)

Coffee

Coffee consumption and mortality risk: A look at the effect of genetic variation in caffeine metabolism in the UK Biobank

Colloidal Silver Products

Backgrounder: Colloidal Silver Products (NCCIH)

Cranberry

Herbs at a Glance: Cranberry (NCCIH)

Cruciferous vegetables

Fact Sheet: Cruciferous Vegetables and Cancer Prevention (NCI)

Curcumin

PDQ® Summary: Curcumin (NCI)

D

Dietary Supplements

E

Essential Oils

PDQ® Summary: Aromatherapy and Essential Oils (NCI)

Essiac/Flor-Essence

PDQ® Summary: Essiac/Flor-Essence (NCI)

Evening Primrose Oil

Herbs at a Glance: Evening Primrose Oil (NCCIH)

Exercise

Fact Sheet: Physical Activity and Cancer: Q & A’s (NCI)

F

Fish Oil

Flor-Essence/Essiac

PDQ® Summary: Essiac/Flor-Essence (NCI)

Fruits and Vegetables

G

Garlic

Herbs at a Glance: Garlic (NCCIH)

Gerson Therapy

PDQ® Summary: Gerson Therapy (NCI)

Ginger

Herbs at a Glance: Ginger (NCCIH)

Ginseng

Herbs at a Glance: Ginger (Asian) (NCCIH)

Goldenseal

Herbs at a Glance: Goldenseal (NCCIH)

Gonzalez Protocol

PDQ® Summary: Gonzalez Regimen (NCI)

Grape

Herbs at a Glance: Grape Seed Extract (NCCIH)

Grapefruit

Green Tea

H

Herbal Supplements

Herbs at a Glance Series (NCCIH)

Homeopathy

Research Report: Q & A About Homeopathy

Hydrazine Sulfate

PDQ® Summary: Hydrazine Sulfate (NCI)

Hyperthermia

Fact Sheet: Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment Q & A’s (NCI)

K

Kava

Herbs at a Glance: Kava (NCCIH)

L

Laetrile

PDQ® Summary: Laetrile/Amygdalin (NCI)

Lycopene

PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Lycopene (NCI)

M-Z

M

Marijuana

PDQ® Summary: Cannabis and Cannabinoids (NCI)

Massage Therapy

Backgrounder: Massage Therapy as CAM (NCCIH)

Medicinal Mushrooms

PDQ® Summary: Medicinal Mushrooms - Health Professional Version

Meditation

Backgrounder: Meditation: An Introduction (NCCIH)

Milk Thistle 

Mind-Body Medicine

PDQ® Summary: Supportive and Palliative Care: Pain: Physical, Integrative, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Psychosocial Interventions (NCI)

Mistletoe

Modified Citrus Pectin

PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Modified Citrus Pectin (NCI)

Multivitamin

Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Multivitamin/mineral Supplements (ODS)

Music Therapy

PDQ® Summary: Supportive and Palliative Care: Pain: Music Interventions for Pain (NCI)

N

Naturopathy

Backgrounder: An Introduction to Naturopathy (NCCIH)

Newcastle Disease Virus

PDQ® Summary: Newcastle Disease Virus (NCI)

Noni

Herbs at a Glance: Noni (NCCIH)

O

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

P

PC-SPES

PDQ® Summary: PC-SPES (NCI)

Pomegranate

PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Pomegranate (NCI)

Probiotics

Get the Facts: An Introduction to Probiotics (NCCIH)

Protocel

PDQ® Summary: Cancell/Cantron/Protocel (NCI)

Q

Qigong

R

Red Clover

Herbs at a Glance: Red Clover (NCCIH)

Reiki 

Backgrounder: Reiki: An Introduction (NCCIH)

S

Selected Vegetables/Sun’s Soup

PDQ® Summary: Selected Vegetables/Sun’s Soup (NCI)

Selenium

Soy

Spirituality

PDQ® Summary: Spirituality in Cancer Care (NCI)

T

Tai Chi

Backgrounder: Tai Chi for Health Purposes (NCCIH)

Tea

Thunder God Vine/Tripterygium wilfordii

Herbs at a Glance: Thunder God Vine (NCCIH)

Turmeric

V

Vitamin A

Dietary Supplements Fact Sheet: Vitamin A (ODS)

Vitamin B

Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6 (ODS)

Vitamin C

PDQ® Summary: High-dose Vitamin C (NCI)

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Y

Yoga

Z

Zyflamend

PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Zyflamend (NCI)

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