CAM Cancer’s position paper on terminology

Barbara Wider | 06. Apr 2020

CAM Cancer covers treatments that are often identified through different terms, such as complementary, alternative, traditional or even integrated medicine. These terms may be confusing, as they signal different aspects of when, where, how and by whom the treatments are provided. CAM Cancer covers the evidence of such treatments specifically in the context of cancer.

CAM Cancer covers treatments that are often identified through different terms, such as complementary, alternative, traditional or even integrated medicine. These terms may be confusing, as they signal different aspects of when, where, how and by whom the treatments are provided. CAM Cancer covers the evidence of such treatments specifically in the context of cancer.

The use of placebo in cancer research

Barbara Wider | 06. Apr 2020

When confronted with a cancer patient, the health professional faces several challenges. Some of them involve the use of CAM. Many cancer patients will seek CAM treatment at some point in their disease trajectory, and some of them will ask their GP, surgeon, oncologist or cancer nurse about it. When giving advice about this, it is important to have thought through in which situations one should look for placebo-controlled trials and when other trial designs are more relevant.

When confronted with a cancer patient, the health professional faces several challenges. Some of them involve the use of CAM. Many cancer patients will seek CAM treatment at some point in their disease trajectory, and some of them will ask their GP, surgeon, oncologist or cancer nurse about it. When giving advice about this, it is important to have thought through in which situations one should look for placebo-controlled trials and when other trial designs are more relevant.

Aromatherapy

By the CAM Cancer Collaboration | 14. Feb 2020

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Dichloroacetate (DCA)

By the CAM Cancer Collaboration | 31. May 2019

                        

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This summary is currently being updated. The version published here was last updated in May 2019.

Red clover (Trifolium pratense)

By the CAM Cancer Collaboration | 08. Jan 2019

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Disclaimer and copyright

| 06. Nov 2018

The present documentation has been compiled by the CAM Cancer Project with all due care and expert knowledge. However, the CAM Cancer Project provide no assurance, guarantee or promise with regard to the correctness, accuracy, up-to-date status or completeness of the information it contains. This information provided is designed for health professionals; it is designed to complement, not replace, the relationship between a patient and his/her own physician. CAM Cancer does not endorse or recommend any treatments/therapies or any particular person/organisation providing therapy.

National Research Center in CAM, Norway

| 07. Nov 2017

The Norwegian National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM) is organized as a center at The Faculty of Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

The Norwegian National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM) is organized as a center at The Faculty of Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Clinical Oncology Society of Australia

Barbara Wider | 07. Jun 2017

The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) is the peak national body representing multidisciplinary health professionals whose work encompasses cancer control and care. COSA members are doctors, nurses, scientists and allied health professionals involved in the clinical care of cancer patients. COSA is the only organisation that provides a perspective on cancer control activity in Australia from those who deliver treatment and care services across all disciplines. COSA is affiliated with and provides medical and scientific advice to Cancer Council Australia.

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