{"id":14495,"date":"2019-06-26T15:26:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T19:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?post_type=modality&#038;p=14495"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:55:15","slug":"cam-for-cancer","status":"publish","type":"modality","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/cam-for-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"CAM for Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definition of CAM for Cancer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-wideright\">\n<div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" class=\"wp-image-14448\" src=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cancer.jpg\" alt=\"Cancer Awareness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cancer.jpg 700w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cancer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cancer-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\">\n<div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p>This search category targets the array of <strong>complimentary (CAM) therapies for people with cancer<\/strong>\u2013not to treat cancer without the use of conventional medicine, because there is absolutely no good medical evidence that a purely &#8220;alternative medicine&#8221; instead of conventional medicine improves cancer patient survival. The real medical evidence around CAM for&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/cam-for-cancer\/cam-for-cancer-spotlight\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore CAM for Cancer research in the following databases:\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=CAM+for+Cancer\">PubMed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/Searchresult?criteria=cam%20for%20cancer&amp;search_type=standard\">Trip<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/advanced-search?cookiesEnabled\">Cochrane*<\/a><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">*The Cochrane database requires users to enter the search term manually. Enter \u201cCAM for cancer\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">AI Search:<\/span><\/b> Access Semantic Scholar\u2019s results on CAM for Cancer.<br \/><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/search?q=CAM%20and%20Cancer&amp;sort=relevance\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/span>3 research databases and AI search platform\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/research-databases\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/cam-for-cancer\/cam-for-cancer-research\/\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/cam-for-cancer\/cam-for-cancer-research\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n<p>The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Massage Therapy Promising for Reducing Pain, Fatigue and Anxiety in Cancer Populations<\/strong><br \/>The first (2016) systematic review to assess function-related outcomes and health-related quality of life in cancer pain populations (analyzing 16 studies) concluded that massage therapy appears promising for reducing pain intensity\/severity, fatigue and anxiety in cancer populations.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/painmedicine\/article\/17\/8\/1553\/2223186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this meta-review<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swedish Massage Therapy Decreases Cancer-Related Fatigue<\/strong><br \/>A 2017 randomized trial from Emory University School of Medicine, studying breast cancer survivors that suffered cancer-related fatigue (CRF), indicated that weekly Swedish massage therapy for six weeks produced clinically significant relief of CRF\u2013a debilitating condition for cancer survivors.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29044466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this study<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cochrane Review: Yoga Reduces Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression in Breast Cancer Patients<\/strong><br \/>A 2017 Cochrane review (24 studies, 2,166 women with breast cancer) concluded that the evidence supports yoga as an intervention for improving health-related quality of life and reducing fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression and anxiety (when compared with psychosocial interventions such as counseling) for breast cancer patients. Lower-quality evidence also suggests that yoga might be as effective as other exercise interventions for these patients.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cochrane.org\/CD010802\/BREASTCA_yoga-women-diagnosis-breast-cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this meta-review<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>CRD Review: Exercise Reduces Fatigue for Cancer Patients<\/strong><br \/>A Centre for Reviews &amp; Dissemination (CRD, University of York) meta-review (70 studies, 4,881 patients) found that exercising roughly three times a week for around 45 minutes significantly reduced cancer-related fatigue for patients undergoing, or recovering from, cancer treatment.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/crdweb\/ShowRecord.asp?ID=12012036429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this meta-review<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mindfulness-based Training Reduces Stress, Fatigue and Proinflammatory Signaling in Breast Cancer Survivors<\/strong><br \/>A randomized controlled trial from UCLA showed that a 6-week program of Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPS) led to significant short-term reductions in stress, proinflammatory gene expression and inflammatory signaling, post-intervention for women under-50 with breast cancer. Other improvements included reduced fatigue, sleep disturbance and vasomotor symptoms and increased peace, meaning and positive affect.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25537522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access this study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/cam-for-cancer\/cam-for-cancer-spotlight\/\"><strong>Read more study snapshots<\/strong><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/cam-for-cancer\/cam-for-cancer-research\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/modalities\/cam-for-cancer\/cam-for-cancer-research\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Studies-in-Progress\/Clinical Trials Underway<\/h3>\n<p>A clinical trial is any research study that assigns people to health-related interventions to evaluate the outcomes. \u201cInterventions\u201d include drugs, surgical procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, preventive care, etc.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/results?term=CAM+for+Cancer\">ClinicalTrials.gov<\/a>: explore trials underway in the U.S.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trialsearch.who.int\/Default.aspx\">World Health Organization<\/a>: explore trials happening across the globe. When you reach WHO\u2019s search page, please type in \u201cCAM for cancer.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Access all studies currently available for CAM for Cancer in these databases:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed?term=CAM+for+Cancer\">PubMed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripdatabase.com\/Searchresult?criteria=cam%20for%20cancer&amp;search_type=standard\">Trip<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0<strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/advanced-search?cookiesEnabled\">Cochrane*<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><strong><a class=\"sqs-block-button-element\" style=\"padding: 1em 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/search?q=CAM%20and%20Cancer&amp;sort=relevance\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Semantic Scholar<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">*The Cochrane database requires users to enter the search term manually. 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