Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies (PDQ®)—Health Professional Version - National Cancer Institute

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CANCER TREATMENT

• Types of Cancer Treatment
• Side Effects
• Clinical Trials Information
• A to Z List of Cancer Drugs
• Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
  • CAM for Patients
  • CAM for Health Professionals
• Questions to Ask about Your Treatment
• Research

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• Overview
• Acupuncture
• Botanicals/​Herbal Products
• Mind-Body Therapies and Massage
• Nutritional Therapies
• Pharmacologic Treatments
• Changes to This Summary (06/​27/​2018)
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Changes to This Summary (06/27/2018)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Editorial changes were made to this summary.

Mind-Body Therapies and Massage

Added text about a study that compared Tai Chi Chih with cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of insomnia in survivors of breast cancer (cited Irwin et al. as reference 2).

This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Integrative, Alternative, and Complementary Therapies Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Databasepages.

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• Updated: June 27, 2018