Mistletoe is one of the most widely studied CAM therapies for cancer.
This program tries to identify successful applications of CAM therapies with anti-cancer effects.
In practice, many CAM therapies used in along with conventional medicine have not yet been well tested.
CAM therapies are used by 31-84% of children with cancer, both in and outside of clinical trials.
It is important that CAM therapies be evaluated with the same long and careful research process used to evaluate conventional treatments.
Less is known about the safety and effectiveness of many CAM therapies.
What federal agencies can provide more information about CAM therapies?
Q: What is the most important new research on CAM therapies?
The use of CAM therapies among pregnant women is an important but little studied issue.
Furthermore, 13.5% of these women reported using other non-herbal CAM therapies.