[Omeo33] Art 0889 - J Ped Oncol Nursing, 2006, 23 (5), 244-253

[Gino Santini]

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatric Oncology
Janice Post-White

Children with cancer and their families use complementary and 
alternative medicine (CAM) to reduce symptoms, cope with 
life-threatening illness, and improve overall well-being. Despite 
numerous published surveys on the use of CAM in pediatric oncology, 
few studies have tested CAM therapies for safety and efficacy. A 
growing body of literature in adult oncology provides evidence for 
the role of CAM to help manage symptoms and reduce distress. 
Translating this research to children requires studies with new 
models that address family roles and include measurement of outcomes 
relevant to children's developmental stages and unique responses. One 
of the limitations in pediatrics is the small samples available to 
single institutions. Conducting clinical trials through the 
cooperative group mechanism is one way of obtaining sufficient sample 
sizes to determine effectiveness and safety of CAM therapies. This 
article summarizes research to date and describes a beginning 
approach to measuring outcomes of supportive CAM therapies in 
children with cancer.

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