Resource Guide

Page last modified on: August 5, 2008

The following are trusted websites, organizations, and books where you can get more accurate information about complementary medicine.

Books

Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing
Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D.
Cancer as a Turning Point: A Handbook for People with Cancer, Their Families, and Health Professionals
Michael Lerner
Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer
John W. Spencer, Ph.D. and Joseph J. Jacobs, M.D., M.B.A., eds.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
David P. Rakel, M.D. and Nancy Faass, M.S.W., M.P.H.
Complementary Medicine in Clinical Practice
Marc S. Micozzi, M.D.
Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Barbara Ann Brennan
Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field
Beth Baughman DuPree, M.D.
The Healing Consciousness: A Doctor's Journey to Healing
Andrew Weil, M.D.
Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health
Benjamin Kligler and Roberta Lee
Integrative Medicine: Principles for Practice
Bernie S. Siegel, M.D.
Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients
Lynn C. Hartmann, M.D. and Charles L. Loprinzi, M.D., eds.
Mayo Clinic Guide to Women's Cancers
Joan J. Borysenko, Ph.D.
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
Lyn Freeman
Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D. and Miloslav Borysenko, Ph.D.
The Power of the Mind to Heal: Renewing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Gary Zukav
The Seat of the Soul
Deepak Chopra, M.D.
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams
Elise Babcock
When Life Becomes Precious: The Essential Guide for Patients, Loved Ones, and Friends of Those Facing Serious Illnesses
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindful Meditation in Everyday Life

Where to find skilled complementary medicine practitioners

The best way to find a complementary medicine practitioner is through a referral from your cancer doctor or from a nurse at the hospital where you get your treatments. Your doctor or nurse may know of other patients this therapist has treated and how well he or she was able to integrate the treatments with their regular cancer care.

It's best to go through a recognized organization when seeking complementary medicine practitioners. There are many associations dedicated to complementary medicine throughout the world. Here is a partial list:

  • United States: Contact the American Holistic Medical Association; telephone: (505) 292-7788.
  • Canada: Call the Cancer Information Service at 1-888-939-3333.
  • United Kingdom: Contact the Complementary Medical Association.
  • In Europe, contact the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), or write to them at EORTC AISBL / IVZW, Avenue Mounierlaan, 83/11 Brussel 1200 Brussels, Belgium; telephone: +32 2 774 16 11.
  • Check with your local hospital, particularly if it has an integrative care program or unit. Please see the list below for major cancer centers with integrative medicine units.
  • Contact Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine Service at (212) 639-2000. Their therapists train other therapists who practice in the United States and throughout the world and may be willing to give recommendations for your area. Other cancer centers that might be helpful in directing you to this type of care are M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, the Wilmot Cancer Center in Rochester, NY, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA, Macmillan Cancer Relief in London, and others on the list below.

Major cancer care centers with integrative medicine units

Eastern United States

  • Columbia Integrative Medicine Program, New York, NY (800) 543-2782
  • The Continuum Center for Health and Healing, Albert Einstein Medical Center, New York, NY (646) 935-2220
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Mass (866) 408-DFCI (3324)
  • Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC (202) 687-5100
  • Inova Health System, Washington DC (703) 698-2841
  • Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, NJ (Philadelphia area) (609) 835-2900 
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (212) 639-2000
  • Osher Institute at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (617) 384-8550
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa (215) 955-6000
  • University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Conn (860) 679-2000
  • University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine, Baltimore, Md (410) 448-6361 
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Center for Integrative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa (800) 533-UPMC (8762)
  • Wilmot Cancer Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY (585) 275-2100

Midwest and Southern United States

  • Center for Spirituality and Healing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (612) 624-9459
  • Duke Center for Integrative Medicine, Durham, NC (919) 660-6826
  • Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, Ga (800) WIN-SHIP (946-7447)
  • Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Chicago, Ill (847) 570-2110
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn (507) 284-2511
  • M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tx (800) 392-1611
  • Memorial Cancer Center, Hollywood, Fla (954) 987-2000 
  • Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, Ill (800) 765-9920
  • University of Michigan Integrative Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich (734) 936-4000
  • University of North Carolina Program on Integrative Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC (919) 966-8586 
  • University of Texas Southwestern Breast Cancer Research Program, Dallas, Tx (214) 648-3111
  • Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program for Holistic and Integrative Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (800) 446-2255

Western United States

  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif (818) 885-8500
  • Oregon Health & Science University Center for Excellence in Women's Health, Portland, Ore (503) 418-4500
  • Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, San Diego, Calif (858) 626-4123
  • Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, Seattle, Wash (800) 774-3144
  • Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, Okla (800) 295-9333
  • Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine, Stanford, Calif (650) 723-4000
  • UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, Calif (415) 476-9000
  • University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, Col (720) 848-0268
  • University of New Mexico Section of Integrative Medicine, Albuquerque, NM (505) 272-2147
  • University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash (206) 543-9425

Outside the United States

  • Canadian Institute for Natural and Integrative Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, CAN; telephone: (403) 220-0022
  • The Cavendish Centre, Sheffield, UK; telephone: +44 (0) 114 275 4070
  • European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium; telephone: +32 (2) 774 1611
  • Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, CAN; telephone: (905) 387-9495
  • Macmillan Cancer Relief, London, UK; telephone: +44 (0) 808 808 2020
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, AUS; telephone: +61 (3) 9656 1356
  • Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey, UK; telephone: +44 (0) 20 8642 6011
  • Sydney Cancer Centre, Sydney, AUS; telephone: +61 (2) 9515 6677
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