title: The NAFKAM International Registry of Exceptional Courses of Disease Related to the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
abstract: The increasing use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) represents a continuing demand for treatment approaches in parallel with, or as an alternative to, conventional healthcare delivery.(1,2) Some patients report considerable health improvements related to their use of CAM,(3-6) and others report no effect or possibly harm.(7) Limited efforts have been made so far to systematically collect patients' personal experiences with various CAM therapies. Methods to collect "best cases" after the use of CAM in cancer patients have been initiated in the United States and Germany.(5,8,9.)
authors.affiliation: Vinjar Fønnebø, PhD, is professor of preventive medicine at and director of the National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: Vinjar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fønnebø
authors.forename: Brit J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Drageset
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salamonsen
keywords: CAM; NAFKAM; Norway; case reports; complementary and alternative medicine; exceptional courses of disease; medical assessments; patient registry; safety