Public Education - Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients

"Integrating Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer Patients" contains comprehensive information for the interested public and cancer patient. The purpose of this handbook is not to suggest that any of the reviewed therapies should be pursued. Instead, the goal is to help you get the information you need to make informed choices. This is an Independent Study Project (ISP) researched and written* by Dr. Heather Morein, who has kindly granted permission for its use on our web site. ISP Mentors: David W. Easter, M.D., Professor of Surgery; Joel E. Dimsdale, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, and Stephen Seagren, M.D., Professor of Medicine.

For individual complementary and alternative therapies, click here.

Other Important Excerpts:
Understanding Your Choices
Evaluating and Choosing an Alternative
Evaluating and Interpreting Information found on the Internet

Appendix
A: NCCAM's Classification of Alternative Therapies
B: The Wellness Community Patient/Oncologist Statement
C: Evaluating CAM Practitioners
D: Professional Degrees and Titles of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners
E: The Placebo Response

Full text of the ISP, including all references, is also available here in Acrobat format.