title: Cancer complementary and alternative medicine research at the US National Cancer Institute.
abstract: The United States National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) research which includes different methods and practices (such as nutrition therapies) and other medical systems (such as Chinese medicine). In recent years, NCI has spent around $120 million each year on various CAM-related research projects on cancer prevention, treatment, symptom/side effect management and epidemiology. The categories of CAM research involved include nutritional therapeutics, pharmacological and biological treatments, mind-body interventions, manipulative and body based methods, alternative medical systems, exercise therapies, spiritual therapies and energy therapies on a range of types of cancer. The NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) supports various intramural and extramural cancer CAM research projects. Examples of these cancer CAM projects are presented and discussed. In addition, OCCAM also supports international research projects.
authors.affiliation: Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. libinj@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Libin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.) / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal