راهنمای کامل انجمن سرطان آمریکا برای درمان‌های مکمل و جایگزین سرطان

Written for consumers, patients, and families seeking reliable information about nontraditional therapies, this 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, providing fast access to specific areas of interest. Copyright A Note to the Reader Abbreviated Table of Contents Contents Foreword Introduction 1. How to Use this Book Sample Book Entry 2. Defining and Evaluating Complementary and Alternative Therapies How Complementary and Alternative Therapies Differ Commonly Used Terms A Scientific View of Cancer Types of Scientific Studies and Evidence 3. Regulation of Drugs and Dietary Supplements The History of Drug Regulation in the United States Drug Development in the United States Regulation of Food and Dietary Supplements How the Regulation of Dietary Supplements Has Changed Balancing Consumer Choice and Protection Reporting Adverse Reactions 4. Guidelines for Using Complementary and Alternative Therapies Why We Don’t Believe in Alternative Cures Questions to Ask about Complementary or Alternative Methods Considering Evidence for Complementary Therapies Regulation of Complementary and Alternative Medical Practitioners Sources of Information about Complementary Care Providers Talking with Your Physician about Complementary Therapies 5. Mind, Body, and Spirit Therapies Aromatherapy Art Therapy Ayurveda Bioenergetics Biofeedback Breathwork Crystals Curanderismo Cymatic Therapy Dance Therapy Faith Healing Feng Shui Holistic Medicine Humor Therapy Hypnosis Imagery Kirlian Photography LabyrinthWalking Meditation Music Therapy Native American Healing Naturopathic Medicine Neuro-Linguistic Programming Psychotherapy Qigong Shamanism Spirituality and Prayer Support Groups Tai Chi Yoga 6. Manual Healing and Physical Touch Therapies Acupressure, Shiatsu, and Other Asian Bodywork Acupuncture Applied Kinesiology Biological Dentistry Bodywork Cancer Salves Castor Oil Chiropractic Cold Laser Therapy Colon Therapy Craniosacral Therapy Cupping Electrodermal Screening Electromagnetic Therapy Heat Therapy Hydrotherapy Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Light Therapy Magnetic Therapy Massage Moxibustion Myofascial Release Neural Therapy Osteopathy Polarity Therapy Psychic Surgery Reflexology Reiki Rosen Method Rubenfeld Synergy Method Therapeutic Touch Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation 7. Herb, Vitamin, and Mineral Therapies Aconite Aloe Arnica Astragalus Aveloz Black Cohosh Black Walnut Bromelain Calcium Capsicum Cat’s Claw Celandine Cesium Chloride Chamomile Chaparral Chinese Herbal Medicine Chlorella Cloves Comfrey Copper Echinacea Eleuthero Enercel Essiac Tea Evening Primrose Flaxseed Flower Remedies Folic Acid Germanium Ginger Ginkgo Ginseng Glyconutrients Goldenseal Gotu Kola Green Tea Hoxsey Herbal Treatment Indian Snakeroot Kampo Kava Larch Licorice Marijuana Milk Thistle Mistletoe Molybdenum Mugwort Oleander Leaf Orthomolecular Medicine Pau d’arco PC-SPES, PC-HOPE, and PC-CARE Peppermint Phytochemicals Pine Bark Extract Pokeweed Potassium Psyllium Rabdosia Rubescens Red Clover Saw Palmetto Selenium Six Flavor Tea Sodium Bicarbonate St. John’sWort Strychnos Nux-Vomica Tea Tree Oil Thuja Turmeric Valerian Venus Flytrap Vitae Elixxir Vitamin A and Beta Carotene Vitamin B Complex Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K White Birch Wild Yam Wormwood Yohimbe Zinc 8. Diet and Nutrition Therapies Acidophilus Broccoli Cassava Coriolus Versicolor Ellagic Acid Fasting Garlic Gerson Therapy Grapes Inositol Hexaphosphate Juicing Kombucha Tea Lycopene Macrobiotic Diet Maitake Mushroom Metabolic Therapy Modified Citrus Pectin Noni Plant Omega-3 Fatty Acids Quercetin Sea Vegetables Selected Vegetable Soup Shiitake Mushroom Soybean Vegetarianism Wheatgrass WillardWater 9. Pharmacologic and Biologic Therapies 714-X Antineoplaston Therapy Apitherapy Bovine Cartilage Cancell Cell Therapy Chelation Therapy Coenzyme Q10 Coley Toxins DHEA Di Bella Therapy DMSO Enzyme Therapy Gamma Linolenic Acid Glucarate Greek Cancer Cure Homeopathy Hydrazine Sulfate Immuno-Augmentative Therapy Inosine Pranobex Insulin Potentiation Therapy Krebiozen Laetrile Lipoic Acid Liver Flush Livingston-Wheeler Therapy Lyprinol Mangosteen Juice Melatonin Oxygen Therapy Poly-MVA Pregnenolone Questionable Cancer Practices in Mexico Revici’s Guided Chemotherapy Sea Cucumber Shark Cartilage Shark Liver Oil Urotherapy 10. Resource Guide Glossary Index How to use this book Defining and devaluating complementary and alternative therapies Regulation of drugs and dietary supplements Guidelines for using complementary and alternative therapies Mind, body, and spirit methods Manual healing and physical touch methods Herb, vitamin, and mineral methods Diet and nutrition methods Pharmacological and biological treatment methods. Citing rising applications of Integrative Medicine in recent years, a guide for patients with cancer examines the pros and cons of using non-traditional methods in conjunction with conventional treatments, in a reference that includes evaluations of such options as Physical Touch, herbal medicine, and nutritional therapies. Original. A comprehensive guide to more than two hundred alternative cancer treatments, including diet, vitamin, and touch therapies, that discusses how each is used, its history, medical evidence for its efficacy, and any possible problems associated with the treatment