General information on complementary therapies
National Cancer Institute – Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
Detailed information on complementary therapies for people living with cancer.
www.cancer.gov/cam/
National Institutes of Health – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Detailed information on complementary therapies.
www.nccam.nih.gov
Natural Standard
Detailed information on complementary therapies.
www.naturalstandard.com/
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Medicine Database
Information on complementary therapies.
www.naturaldatabase.therapeuticresearch.com
Search for scientific articles on complementary therapies
National Library of Medicine’s PubMed
Search for scientific articles on complementary therapies.
www.pubmed.com
Safety information on complementary therapies
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Find information or file a report on false health product claims.
www.ftc.gov/curious
Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Fake Cancer Cures
Check for scam treatments.
www.fda.gov/
Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Medwatch
Find drug and medical product information or file a report on a drug or medical product safety concern.
www.fda.gov/medwatch
National Cancer Institute – Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM)
Detailed safety information on complementary therapies for people living with cancer.
www.cancer.gov/cam/
National Institutes of Health – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Detailed safety information on complementary therapies.
www.nccam.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health – Office of Dietary Supplements
Information and safety alerts on dietary supplements.
http://ods.od.nih.gov
U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)
Find out if a supplement has been USP verified for integrity, purity and safe manufacturing.
www.usp.org/USPVerified/dietarySupplements/
Check the licensing status of complementary therapy providers
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
www.nccaom.org
Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
www.fclb.org/
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
www.naturopathic.org/
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
www.ncbtmb.org/
American Massage Therapy Association
www.amtamassage.org
Clinical trials of complementary therapies
BreastCancerTrials.org
www.breastcancertrials.org
National Institutes of Health – National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
www.nccam.nih.gov/research/clinicaltrials
National Institutes of Health – National Library of Medicine
www.clinicaltrials.gov/
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search
Search for health care organizations and medical centers that offer integrative therapies
Dirline
http://dirline.nlm.nih.gov
Updated 05/29/12
