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There are many terms used to describe approaches to health care that are outside the realm of conventional medicine as practiced in the United States. A dictionary of terms that are underlined in the text can be found at the end of this fact sheet. Complementary and alternative medicine, as defined by NCCAM, is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. The list of what is considered to be CAM changes continually, as those therapies that are proven to be safe and effective become adopted into conventional health care and as new approaches to health care emerge. Integrative medicine, as defined by NCCAM, combines mainstream medical therapies and CAM therapies for which there is some high-quality scientific evidence of safety and effectiveness. NCCAM’s mission is to explore complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, to train CAM researchers, and to inform the public and health professionals about the results of CAM research studies. Notes 1 Conventional medicine is medicine as practiced by holders of M.