ABSTRACT
According to a comprehensive survey of Americans using CAM, 36 percent of US adults were found to be using some form of CAM.3 The survey found that rates of CAM use are especially high among patients with serious illnesses such as cancer. When megavitamin therapy, and prayer for health reasons are included in the definition of CAM this percentage rises to 62 percent. Sixty nine percent of 453 cancer patients have used at least one CAM therapy as part of their cancer treatment. Eighty eight percent of 102 people with cancer have used one of the CAM therapies. Of these 93 percent used supplements, 53 percent used non supplement forms of CAM and 47 percent have used both.4
