Overview

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the term for medical products and practices that are not part of standard medical care. People with cancer may use CAM to:

• Help cope with the side effects of cancer treatments, such as nausea, pain, and fatigue
• Comfort themselves and ease the worries of cancer treatment and related stress
• Feel that they are doing something to help with their own care
• Try to treat or cure their cancer