Talking about Complementary and Alternative Medicine with Health Care Providers: A Workbook and Tips
This workbook is designed to help you talk with your health care provider(s) about your complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use during and after your cancer care. More…
Yoga and Cancer
People with cancer often suffer from a host of symptoms and side effects such as depression, pain, nausea, fatigue and many others. Yoga has been studied to determine if it can aid patients with cancer to ease these and other associated problems. More…
Spring 2013 Newsletter now available online
NCI CAM News is a twice yearly newsletter produced by OCCAM to bring you information on the National Cancer Institute’s latest CAM activities. Featured in the newsletter are highlights of NCI-sponsored CAM research, resources for researchers such as funding opportunities and grant writing workshops, and upcoming meetings and lectures. More…
High-Dose Vitamin C (PDQ®) summary now available
This complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) information summary provides an overview of the use of high-dose vitamin C (also known as ascorbate or L-ascorbic acid) as a treatment for people with cancer. More…
Research. Information. Outreach.
The Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) was established in October 1998 to coordinate and enhance the activities of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). More about us.