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Additional Information about CAM Therapies
- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
- The National Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM).
- CAM on PubMed, a special subset of the PubMed scientific literature database created through a partnership between NCCAM and the National Library of Medicine.
About PDQ
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PDQ® - NCI’s Comprehensive Cancer Database
- Full description of the NCI PDQ database.
Other PDQ Summaries
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment
- Treatment options for adult cancers.
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment
- Treatment options for childhood cancers.
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive and Palliative Care
- Side effects of cancer treatment, management of cancer-related complications and pain, and psychosocial concerns.
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Screening/Detection (Testing for Cancer)
- Tests or procedures that detect specific types of cancer.
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Prevention
- Risk factors and methods to increase chances of preventing specific types of cancer.
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Genetics
- Genetics of specific cancers and inherited cancer syndromes, and ethical, legal, and social concerns.
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PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Information about complementary and alternative forms of treatment for patients with cancer.
Important:
This information is intended mainly for use by doctors and other health care professionals. If you have questions about this topic, you can ask your doctor, or call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
This record was last updated on September 26th, 2008.
About the PDQ Cancer Information Summaries from the National Cancer Institute
PDQ (Physician Data Query) is a comprehensive cancer database published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It contains peer-reviewed summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care, and complementary and alternative medicine; a registry of cancer clinical trials; and directories of physicians, professionals who provide genetics services, and organizations that provide cancer care.
The PDQ Cancer Information Summaries are peer reviewed and updated monthly by six editorial boards comprised of specialists in adult treatment, pediatric treatment, supportive care, screening and prevention, genetics, and complementary and alternative medicine. The Boards review current literature from more than 70 biomedical journals, evaluate its relevance, and synthesize it into clear summaries. Many of the summaries are also available in Spanish.
Linked medical terms appearing on this page are added by Healia to help readers find more information and are not part of the original PDQ document.