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: D012.
Abstract (AB):
This fact sheet provides information about a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) called laetrile/amygdalin, which is used for treating cancer. In a question and answer format, it discusses what laetrile/amygdalin is, the history of its discovery and use as a CAM for cancer, how laetrile/amygdalin 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 laetrile/amygdalin and whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved laetrile/amygdalin 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):
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):
AMDC03264.
URL (LK):
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/9_3.htm
