Support Care Cancer. 2000 Jan; 8(1): 16-23.

Complementary therapies: the American experience.

Cassileth BR.

Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. [email protected]

This article explains the difference between complementary and alternative medicine and describes the current levels of use of such therapies in the United States of America, particularly among cancer patients. The complementary therapies that can help cancer patients during treatment for their disease and during rehabilitation are treated in greater depth.