CAM Therapies: A-Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
Acai
- Court Orders Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Stop Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing Practices (FTC)
- Herbs at a Glance: Acai (NCCAM)
Acupuncture
- Backgrounder: An Introduction to Acupuncture (NCCAM)
- PDQ® Summary: Acupuncture (NCI)
- Understanding Acupuncture- Time to Try it? (NIH)
Alpha-linolenic Acid
- EPC Evidence Report: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cancer (AHRQ)
- Omega-3 fatty acids, Fish oil, Alpha-linolenic acid (NLM)
Alpha-Tocopherol
Amygdalin
Antineoplastons
Antioxidants
- Backgrounder: Antioxidant Supplements for Health (NCCAM)
- EPC Evidence Report: Antioxidant Supplements, Cancer Prevention, and Treatment (AHRQ)
- Fact Sheet: Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention (NCI)
Aromatherapy
Astralagus
Ayurvedic Medicine
B
Beta-Carotene
Bitter Orange
Black Cohosh
- Herbs at a Glance: Black Cohosh (NCCAM)
- Summary of Workshop on the Safety of Black Cohosh in Clinical Studies (NCCAM)
- Fact Sheet: Black Cohosh (ODS)
C
Calcium
- Fact Sheet: Calcium and Cancer Prevention (NCI)
- Stanford Study Finds Calcium Plus Vitamin D May Reduce Melanoma Risks in Some Women (NCI)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D (IOM)
Cannabis
Cancell/Cantron
Cartilage (Bovine and Shark)
- PDQ® Summary: Cartilage (Bovine and Shark) (NCI)
- Shark Cartilage Supplement Does Not Extend the Lives of Lung Cancer Patients (NCCAM)
Cat’s Claw
Chocolate
Coenzyme Q10
Coffee
- NIH study finds that coffee drinkers have lower risk of death (NCI)
- Harvard Study Shows Coffee Consumption Inversely Associated with Risk of Most Common Form of Skin Cancer (NCI)
- Caffeinated coffee linked to lower risk of some oral cancers (NCI)
Colloidal Silver Products
Cranberry
Cruciferous vegetables
- Vanderbuilt study finds eating cruciferous vegetables may improve breast cancer survival (NCI)
- Fact Sheet: Cruciferous Vegetables and Cancer Prevention (NCI)
- Baylor study finds vegetable compound could become ingredient to treating leukemia (NCI)
D
Diet
- To Eat or Not to Eat: With Cancer Therapies, That is the Question (NCI)
- NIH study finds calorie restriction does not affect survival (NIH)
- USC animal study finds fasting makes brain tumors more vulnerable to radiation therapy (NCI)
- Dana Farber study finds a starchy, high carbohydrate diet is associated with recurrence of colon cancer (NCI)
Dietary Supplements
- Background Information: Botanical Dietary Supplements (ODS)
- Background Information: Dietary Supplements (ODS)
- Dietary Supplements Labels Database (NLM)
- Get the Facts: Using Dietary Supplements Wisely (NCCAM)
- Herbs and Supplements (NLM)
- Tips for Older Dietary Supplement Users (FDA)
- Tips for the Savvy Supplement User: Making Informed Decisions And Evaluating Information (FDA)
- What Dietary Supplements Are You Taking? (ODS)
E
Essential Oils
Essiac/Flor-Essence
Evening Primrose Oil
Exercise
- Fact Sheet: Physical Activity and Cancer: Q & A’s (NCI)
- Duke Study Finds Exercise Associated with Longer Survival After Brain Cancer Diagnosis, (NCI)
- Researchers isolate messenger protein linking exercise to health benefits (NCI)
- Thomas Jefferson University study finds walking can help alleviate fatigue after a cancer operation (NCI)
- UNC analysis finds exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk (NCI)
- NIH study finds leisure-time physical activity extends life expectancy as much as 4.5 years (NCI)
- Dana-Farber researchers discover regulator linking exercise to bigger, stronger muscles (NCI)
F
Fish Oil
- EPC Evidence Report: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cancer (AHRQ)
- Omega-3 fatty acids, Fish oil, Alpha-linolenic acid (NLM)
- UCLA Study Finds Low-fat, Fish Oil Diet Slows Growth of Prostate Cancer Cells (NCI)
Flor-Essence/ Essiac
Fruits and Vegetables
- Brigham and Women's study finds women with higher carotenoid levels have reduced risk of breast cancer (NCI)
- Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower risk of ER-negative breast cancer (NCI)
G
Garlic
- EPC Evidence Report: Effects on Cardiovascular Risks and Disease, Protective Effects Against Cancer, and Clinical Adverse Effects (AHRQ)
- Fact Sheet: Garlic and Cancer Prevention: Q & A’s (NCI)
- Herbs at a Glance: Garlic (NCCAM)
Gerson Therapy
Ginger
- Herbs at a Glance: Ginger (NCCAM)
- University of Michigan Study Finds Ginger Root Supplement Reduced Colon Inflammation Markers (NCI)
Ginseng
- Herbs at a Glance: Ginger (Asian) (NCCAM)
- Research Spotlight: Laboratory Study Suggests Potential Anti-Cancer Benefit of Ginseng (NCCAM)
Goldenseal
Gonzalez Protocol
Grape
- Herbs at a Glance: Grape Seed Extract (NCCAM)
- Unique Grape Skin Extract Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth in the Laboratory
Green Tea
- Advisory: Claims for Green Tea and Certain Cancers (FDA)
- Fact Sheet: Tea and Cancer Prevention (NCI)
- Herbs at a Glance: Green Tea (NCCAM)
- PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Green Tea (NCI)
- UCLA Study Finds That Green Tea Reduced Inflammation, May Inhibit Prostate Cancer Tumor Growth (NCI)
- Columbia University Medical Center Researchers Identify Mechanisms of Action for Green Tea Extract in Breast Cancer Prevention (NCI)
H
Herbal Supplements
Homeopathy
Hydrazine Sulfate
Hyperthermia
I
Immuno-Augmentation Therapy
K
Kava
- Advisory: Kava-containing Dietary Supplements May be Associated with Severe Liver Injury (FDA)
- Herbs at a Glance: Kava (NCCAM)
L
Laetrile
Lycopene
M
Marijuana
- PDQ® Summary:Cannabis and Cannabinoids (NCI)
- USC study finds marijuana use may increase risk of testicular cancer (NCI)
Massage Therapy
- Backgrounder: Massage Therapy as CAM (NCCAM)
- Massage Therapy May Ease Pain and Improve Mood in Advanced Cancer Patients (NCCAM)
- Massage Therapy: What You Knead to Know (NIH)
Meditation
- Backgrounder: Meditation: An Introduction (NCCAM)
- Meditation (NCCAM)
- Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research (AHRQ)
Milk Thistle
- EPC Evidence Report: Milk Thistle: Effects on Liver Disease and Cirrhosis and Clinical Adverse (AHRQ)
- Herbs at a Glance: Milk Thistle (NCCAM)
- PDQ® Summary: Milk Thistle (NCI)
Mind-Body Medicine
- Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches Consensus Statement (NIH)
- PDQ® Summary: Supportive and Palliative Care: Pain: Physical, Integrative, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Psychosocial Interventions (NCI)
- MD Anderson study finds qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy (NCI)
Mistletoe
Modified Citrus Pectin
Multivitamin
- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Multivitamin/mineral Supplements (ODS)
- Brigham and Women's study finds daily multivitamins reduce risk of cancer in men (NCI)
Music Therapy
N
Naturopathy
Newcastle Disease Virus
Noni
O
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- EPC Evidence Report: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cancer (AHRQ)
- Omega-3 fatty acids, Fish oil, Alpha-linolenic acid (NLM)
P
PC-SPES
Pomegranate
Probiotics
- Get the Facts: An Introduction to Probiotics (NCCAM)
- Safety of Probiotics Used to Reduce Risk and Prevent or Treat Disease (AHRQ)
Protocel
R
Reiki
Red Clover
Red Wine
S
SAMe (S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine)
Selected Vegetables/Sun’s Soup
Selenium
- Dietary Supplements Fact Sheet: Selenium (ODS)
- Fact Sheet: Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT): Q & A’s (NCI)
Soy
- EPC Evidence Report: Effects of Soy on Health Outcomes (AHRQ)
- Herbs at a Glance: Soy (NCCAM)
- National Institutes of Health-Sponsored Workshop Provides Guidelines for Soy Research (NCCAM)
- Georgetown study links breast cancer resistance to timing of soy consumption (NCI)
- Northwestern University study finds soy isoflavone supplements did not provide breast cancer protections (NCI)
- PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Soy (NCI)
Spirituality
T
Tai Chi
Tea
- Advisory: Claims for Green Tea and Certain Cancers (FDA)
- Fact Sheet: Tea and Cancer Prevention (NCI)
- Herbs at a Glance: Green Tea (NCCAM)
- PDQ® Summary: Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements: Green Tea (NCI)
- UCLA Study Finds That Green Tea Reduced Inflammation, May Inhibit Prostate Cancer Tumor Growth (NCI)
- Columbia University Medical Center Researchers Identify Mechanisms of Action for Green Tea Extract in Breast Cancer Prevention (NCI)
Thunder God Vine/Tripterygium wilfordii
Turmeric
V
Vegetarianism
Vitamin Supplements
Vitamin A
- Dietary Supplements Fact Sheet: Vitamin A (ODS)
- Questions and Answers: Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta Carotene Cancer Prevention Trial (NCI)
Vitamin B
- Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Vitamin B6 (ODS)
- Harvard study finds folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 do not affect colorectal adenoma risk (NCI)
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
- Dietary Supplements Fact Sheet: Vitamin D (ODS)
- Fact Sheet: Vitamin D and Cancer Prevention: Strengths and Limits of the Evidence (NCI)
- Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D (IOM)
- Roswell Park-led study finds vitamin D influences racial differences in breast cancer risk (NCI)
- UNC study finds genetic marker in vitamin D receptor gene associated with increased pancreatic cancer survival (NCI)
Vitamin E
- Advisory: Vitamin E Supplements (NCCAM)
- Dietary Supplements Fact Sheet: Vitamin E (ODS)
- Fact Sheet: Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT): Q & A’s (NCI)
- Vitamin E Supplements Tied to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer (NCI)
- Multi-institution Study Finds High Consumption of Vitamin E may Lower Liver Cancer Risk (NCI)
Y
Yoga
- Backgrounder: Yoga for Health: An Introduction (NCCAM)
- New research suggests yoga may help with fatigue-related symptoms in breast cancer survivors (NCI)
- Scientific Results of Yoga for Health and Well-Being (NCCAM)
- NIH Video Reveals the Science Behind Yoga (NCCAM)
Z
Zyflamend
