| Complementary and alternative cancer cures would | | | | any therapy or cure would have to go through. A |
| fall under the category of Complementary And | | | | couple of places are funding the research for several |
| Alternative Medicine (CAM). There are defined to be | | | | studies pertaining to cancer right now. They are The |
| a group of different medical practices and products | | | | National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National |
| that are not considered to be part of conventional | | | | Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| medicine. Complementary medicine is used in addition | | | | (NCCAM). They are judged on how safe and |
| to conventional medicine, while alternative medicine is | | | | effective they are. One of the theories is |
| used in place of. | | | | acupuncture, which is used with chemo patients to |
| CAM has been on the rise over the years as more | | | | help nausea and vomiting, and in surgery patients to |
| people are starting to except the fact that these | | | | help with pain. |
| natural cures can really work. One study, published in | | | | If you are interested in learning more about these |
| the July 2000 issue of the Journal Of Clinical | | | | cures, then you should talk about this with your |
| Oncology, stated that 69 percent of 453 people with | | | | doctor, and see which ones won't interfere with your |
| different types of cancer had at least one or more | | | | current treatment. Some have shown a harmful |
| type of complementary or alternative cure used in | | | | effect when used or used in addition to conventional |
| their cancer treatment. | | | | treatment, so you should be aware of that, but |
| To become an accepted therapy or cure, they must | | | | some have also been shown to be very effective. |
| go through the same rigorous trials and studies that | | | | |