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Use these science-informed complementary therapy summaries to guide your choices. Many therapies are known by more than one name. If you don't see a therapy in this list with the name you know, try entering the name in the Keyword Search box.
7 Healing Practices
- 7 Healing Practices: Overview
- Eating Well
- Moving More
- Managing Stress
- Sleeping Well
- Creating a Healing Environment
- Sharing Love and Support
- Exploring What Matters Now
Natural products, herbs, nutrients and supplements
- Natural Products, Herbs, Nutrients and Supplements: Overview
- Other planned natural products, herbs, nutrients and supplements
- Agaricus Blazei (partial)
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid (partial)
- Aromatherapy (partial)
- Artemisinin and Artesunate
- Ashwagandha (partial)
- Astragalus (links)
- Beta-carotene (partial)
- Black Cohosh (partial)
- Boswellia (partial)
- Calcium D-glucarate (partial)
- Chaga Mushroom (partial)
- Coenzyme Q10 (partial)
- Cordyceps Mushroom (partial)
- Curcumin
- Diindolylmethane
- Fermented Wheat Germ Extract
- Flaxseed Lignans
- Genistein/Soy
- Ginger (partial)
- Glutathione (partial)
- Grape Seed Extract (partial)
- Green Tea/EGCG
- Inocybeumbrinella (Psilocybin) (links)
- Inositol Hexaphosphate (IP-6) (partial)
- Iodine
- L-Glutamine (partial)
- L-Theanine (partial)
- Lycopene
- Magnolia Bark (partial)
- Maitake Mushroom (partial)
- Marijuana (Medical Cannabis)
- Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids
- Medicinal Mushrooms
- Melatonin
- Milk Thistle
- Mistletoe (European)
- Modified Citrus Pectin
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Pomegranate (partial)
- Pomi-T
- Probiotics (partial)
- Quercetin
- Reishi Mushroom (partial)
- Resveratrol
- Saw Palmetto (partial)
- Scutellaria Baicalensis/Chinese Skullcap (partial)
- Selenium (partial)
- Shiitake Mushroom (partial)
- Turkey Tail Mushroom
- Turmeric (Curcumin)
- Vitamin C (partial)
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K (partial)
- Zyflamend
Diets & metabolic therapies
- Diets and Metabolic Therapies: Overview
- Other planned diets and metabolic therapies
- Eating Well
- Alternative and Popular Cancer Diets
- Intermittent Fasting (partial)
- Ketogenic Diet
- Mediterranean Diet
Exercise & movement therapies
Mind-body, spiritual & consciousness-changing approaches
- Mind-Body, Spiritual & Consciousness-changing Approaches: Overview
- Other planned psychedelic therapies
- Consciousness-changing Therapies (partial)
- Guided Imagery
- Inocybeumbrinella (Psilocybin) (links)
- Mind-Body Approaches
- Qigong
- Religious and Spiritual Approaches
- Tai Chi
- Yoga (Hatha)
Biologic treatments
Off-label, overlooked or novel cancer approaches (ONCAs)
- Off-label, Overlooked or Novel Cancer Approaches (ONCAs): Overview
- Other planned ONCAs
- Artemisinin and Artesunate
- Copper Chelation (partial)
- Hyperthermia
- Low-Dose Naltrexone
- Metformin
- Propranolol and Other Beta-Blockers
- Rapamycin (Sirolimus) (partial)
- Statins
- Timing of Therapies: Chronomodulation and Metronomic Dosing (partial)
Energy therapies
- Energy Therapies: Overview
- Other planned energy therapies
- Acupuncture and Acupressure
- Bioelectromagnetically Based Therapies (partial)
- Healing Touch
- Johrei
- Polarity Therapy
- Qigong
- Reiki
- Tai Chi
- Therapeutic Touch
Manipulative and body-based methods
- Manipulative and Body-Based Methods: Overview
- Other planned manipulative and body-based methods
- Acupuncture and Acupressure
Therapies using heat, cold, sound, light or cutting-edge radiotherapy
- Therapies Using Heat, Cold, Sound, Light or Cutting-edge Radiotherapy: Overview
- Other planned therapies using heat, cold, sound, light or cutting-edge radiotherapy
- Hyperthermia
Detoxification approaches
Other therapies
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- Searching Therapies: Overview
- Centers, Clinics and Clinicians
- Detoxification Strategies
- Diagnostic Approaches
- Dosing Guidelines
- Integrative Medical Systems in Practice in the US and Canada
- Intuition in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Integrative Programs and Protocols
- Quality and Sources of Herbs, Supplements and Other Natural Products
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Other Traditional Medicine Systems (includes Ayurvedic Medicine, Tibetan Medicine and Homeopathy)
*Some therapies are contraindicated for specific cancer types, though showing benefit for other types. BCCT makes reasonable efforts to scan the literature and keep up-to-date on therapies. We cannot promise that we have included all possible benefits or cautions for each cancer type in our summaries. We strongly encourage you to review the sources of our information and consult your healthcare team.
More Information
- Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians: Webinar: Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies: An online resource for integrative cancer care
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