TABLE II.
Champion ideas for cam and cancer care (adapted from Mackereth and Stringer, 2005 34)
| Encourage researchers to be sensitive to the vulnerabilities of people affected by cancer and mindful of their values and concerns. |
| Collaborate with cancer interest groups, education and communication specialists, researchers, other national and international programs. |
| Provide leadership training and support to assist practitioner innovation, to build dynamic services, and to disseminate their work. |
| Improve information and access to cam therapies within public cancer services. |
| Provide greater equity in funding service provision and research. |
| Involve users, with the goal of providing cost-effective, accountable, and responsive services. |
| Ensure safety of therapies and credentialing of practitioners. |