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==Complementary and alternative treatments==
{{Main|Alternative cancer treatments}}

[[Alternative medicine|Complementary and alternative medicine]] (CAM) treatments are the diverse group of medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not part of conventional medicine and have not been proven to be effective.<ref name="mnalt">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cassileth BR, Deng G | title = Complementary and alternative therapies for cancer | journal = The Oncologist | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | pages = 80–9 | year = 2004 | pmid = 14755017 | doi = 10.1634/theoncologist.9-1-80 | doi-access = free }}</ref> ''Complementary medicine'' usually refers to methods and substances used along with conventional medicine, while ''alternative medicine'' refers to compounds used instead of conventional medicine.<ref>[http://nccih.nih.gov/health/whatiscam/#2 What Is CAM?] [[National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health]]. retrieved 3 February 2008.</ref> CAM use is common among people with cancer.<ref name="Richardson2000">{{cite journal | vauthors = Richardson MA, Sanders T, [[J. Lynn Palmer|Palmer JL]], Greisinger A, Singletary SE | title = Complementary/alternative medicine use in a comprehensive cancer center and the implications for oncology | journal = Journal of Clinical Oncology | volume = 18 | issue = 13 | pages = 2505–14 | date = July 2000 | pmid = 10893280 | doi = 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.13.2505 }}</ref>

Most complementary and alternative medicines for cancer have not been rigorously studied or tested. Some alternative treatments that have been proven ineffective continue to be marketed and promoted.<ref name="pmid15061600">{{cite journal | vauthors = Vickers A | title = Alternative cancer cures: "unproven" or "disproven"? | journal = CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians | volume = 54 | issue = 2 | pages = 110–8 | year = 2004 | pmid = 15061600 | doi = 10.3322/canjclin.54.2.110 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.521.2180 | s2cid = 35124492 }}</ref>