National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)

• Oversees NCI's projects in CAM
• Funds cancer CAM research
• Provides information about CAM to health providers and the public.
  

  Visit:

  http://cancer.gov/cam

Cancer Information Service (CIS)

• Provides help finding NCI information on the Internet
• Answers questions about cancer
• Provides printed materials from NCI
• Gives referrals to clinical trials and other cancer-related services.

  Visit:	http://cis.nci.nih.gov
  Chat online:	http://www.cancer.gov Click on "Need Help?," then click on "LiveHelp."
  Toll-free:	1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
  TTY:	1-800-332-8615

PDQ®

• Provides regularly updated information on most types of cancer and many related topics.
  

  Visit:

  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

• Funds CAM research
• Evaluates and provides information about CAM to health providers and the public.
  

  Visit:	http://nccam.nih.gov
  Toll-free:	1-888-644-6226
  TTY:	1-866-464-3615

National Library of Medicine

• The Directory of Information Resources Online (DIRLINE) contains locations of and information about a number of health organizations, including those that focus on CAM.
  

  Visit:

  http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov

• Medline Plus provides access to reliable health information, including articles, organizations, directories, and answers to health questions.
  

  Visit:

  http://medlineplus.gov

• PubMed has a free and easy-to-use search tool for finding scientific articles on CAM.
  

  Visit:

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Oversees safety of drugs and medical devices
• Provides information on many issues, including vitamins and pills
• Informs people about how to look for health fraud.
  

  Visit:	http://www.fda.gov
  Toll-free:	1-888-463-6332

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Provides information about consumer protection laws
• Provides information about false advertising for foods and drugs.

  Visit:	http://www.ftc.gov
  Toll-free:	1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357)
  TTY:	1-866-653-4261

National Cancer Institute-Sponsored Cancer Centers

• Many National Cancer Institute-sponsored cancer centers have CAM information available to you.

  Visit:	http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/index.html
  Toll-free:	1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) Ask for the cancer center list fact sheet.

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