American Cancer Society complete guide to complementary & alternative cancer therapies

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American Cancer Society complete guide to complementary & alternative cancer therapies

senior contributing editors, Terri Ades ... [et al.] ; editors, Jill Russell, Amy Rovere ; foreword, David Rosenthal

American Cancer Society, c2009

2nd ed

  • pbk. : alk. paper
  • pbk. : alk. paper

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Complete guide to complementary and alternative cancer therapies

Complementary & alternative cancer therapies

Complementary and alternative cancer therapies

Uniform Title

American Cancer Society's complementary and alternative cancer methods handbook

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Rev. ed. of: American Cancer Society's complementary and alternative cancer methods handbook. c2002

HTTP:URL=http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0822/2008030017.html Information=Table of contents only

Contents of Works

  • How to use this book
  • Defining and evaluating complementary and alternative therapies
  • Regulation of drugs and dietary supplements
  • Guidelines for using complementary and alternative therapies
  • Mind, body, and spirit therapies
  • Manual healing and physical touch therapies
  • Herb, vitamin, and mineral therapies
  • Diet and nutrition therapies
  • Pharmacological and biologic therapies
  • Resource guide

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Description

Written for consumers, patients, and families seeking reliable information about nontraditional therapies, the American Cancer Society's ""Complete Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Methods"" is a quick and easy guide to the latest information about complementary and alternative methods most commonly available to people with cancer. It includes more than 250 entries covering a broad range of topics, such as herbs, vitamins, minerals, mind/body/spirit, diet and nutrition, physical touch, and biological methods. Each entry provides a synopsis of what the method involves and what effects can occur. Current research findings are explained in brief and understandable language. It provides fast access to specific areas of interest.

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