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Complementary and Alternative Treatment
National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
Offers information, clinical trial opportunities, "frequently asked questions,"
etc.
About Herbs,
Botanicals & Other Products
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's website that "provides objective
information for oncologists and healthcare professionals, including a clinical
summary for each agent and details about constituents, adverse effects, interactions,
and potential benefits or problems. Evaluations of alternative or unproved cancer
therapies are also provided."
A Cancer Patient's Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (from Duke University)
Choices
in Healing
One of the best books on complementary therapies is Michael Lerner's
Choices in Healing. It's a balanced and thoughtful assessment
of a variety of therapies and their role in the treatment of cancer.
The publisher (Commonweal) has placed the entire book on-line.
Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Strives to integrate the precision of modern science and the wisdom
of the great healing traditions.
Dr. Andrew Weil's Self-Healing
Offers good information on alternative modalities and natural
healing.