July 8, 1999 XIV. Public Comment - Ann E. Fonfa, The Annie Appleseed Project The remarks of Ms. Fonfa, who has been living with breast cancer since 1993, were read by her representative. Ms. Fonfa stressed the need for research in areas other than conventional medicine and specifically asked the committee to consider factors such as whole products and combination ingredients, not just active ingredients or single agents. She recommended exercising caution, however, in conducting studies using combination agents on small test groups. The success of a treatment should be measured against an existing or other experimental agent, she said, and she suggested adding an alternative medicine arm to all conventional trials conducted by FDA. Finally, she urged the Federal government to spend more money on the study of alternative medicine in cancer and to provide wider and more timely publicity to public meetings like the CAPCAM meeting. Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.