Traditional Native American Healing Practices

Connecting Complementary & Alternative Medicine and Traditional Native American Healing Practices 

Dr. White, Director of The Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) and Dr. Henderson, CEO of Black Hills Center for American Indian Health; discuss cancer research as it relates to complementary and alternative medicine in the Native American community. Dr. White speaks about building bridges in the two communities, communication, and research as well as the Best Case Series program. The NCI Best Case Series Program has had a process for evaluating patient data from CAM practitioners around the world. 

For more information on the Best Case Series Program or to learn more about NCI CAM please visit: http://www.cancer.gov/cam/index.html 

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