Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2001.
Audience code (AC):
Health Professionals (100). General Public/Consumers (300).
Corporate Author (CN):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. National Cancer Institute.
Source (SO):
Gaithersburg, MD: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2001. 8 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226; INTERNATIONAL PHONE: (301) 519-3153; TTY: (866) 464-3615; FAX: (866) 464-3616; E-MAIL: info@nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Free.
Publication Number: D011.
Abstract (AB):
This fact sheet provides information about a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) called coenzyme Q10, which is used for treating cancer. In a question and answer format, it discusses what coenzyme Q10 is, the history of its discovery and use as a CAM for cancer, how it is generally administered, and its potential side effects and other drawbacks of its use. The fact sheet also details the preclinical and clinical studies conducted with coenzyme Q10 and whether the Food and Drug Administration has approved coenzyme Q10 for use in the United States. It also provides information about CAMs in general, including a list of questions patients should ask their health care provider when considering CAM therapies; how CAM approaches are evaluated; and how patients and their health care providers can learn more about CAM therapies.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Coenzyme Q10. Cancer. Treatment. Treatment Evaluation.
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Side Effects. Food and Drug Administration. Clinical Trials.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200208.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03263.
URL (LK):
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/9_16.htm
