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Many patients with cancer use complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies such as herbs and dietary supplements. In this update of the 2003 edition, authors affiliated with the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine Service present a balanced review of such CAM remedies from acai berry to Zyflamend. Entries include scientific and common names, food sources (if applicable), a clinical summary, proposed uses, constituents, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, adverse reactions, herb-drug interactions, a literature summary and critique, reference(s), and a color illustration. A supplementary website is available. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
