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Steps to Healing: Starting a Mindful Walking Group for Cancer Survivors with Sandy Spiegel, LCSW

Continued from Part 1 –The Benefits of Mindful Walking after a Cancer Diagnosis with Sandy Spiegel, LCSW... After my own healing experiences with mindful walking after my cancer diagnosis, I wanted to incorporate what I was learning and use it in sharing the joys and benefits of walking with others...

By Sandy Spiegel|April 11th, 2019|Exercise & Movement, Featured, Survivor Stories|

Cancer and Cortisol Rhythms: A Key to Health?

"Not every patient we saw with elevated nighttime cortisol had cancer, but every patient with breast cancer that we saw over 30 years had an elevated nighttime cortisol level. For everyone who was able to get that nighttime cortisol...

By Marianne Cirone|April 1st, 2019|Fatigue & Energy, Featured, For Yoga Teachers, Immune System, Research, Stress & Cancer, The Cancer Journey|

Mindfulness with David Dachinger & Tamara Green

In 2013, David Dachinger, a New York-based composer and Grammy® nominee, was leading an active lifestyle when his life changed forever: doctors confirmed that the lump on his David’s neck was stage IV head, neck and lymphatic cancer...

By Daniel R. Verdon|February 22nd, 2019|Featured, Integrative Care, Meditation & Mindfulness, Resources, Stress & Cancer, Survivor Inspiration, Survivor Stories|

How Glenn Sabin’s Book – n of 1 – is Helping to Change the Face of Cancer Care

In 1991, doctors told the active and previously healthy 28-year old Glenn Sabin that he had a "uniformly fatal" form of blood cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Twenty-six years later, Glenn Sabin is certified cancer-free and has written about his journey to holistic health with co-author, Dawn Lemanne, MD, MPH, in their book, n of 1: One Man's Harvard-Documented Remission of Incurable Cancer Using Only Natural Methods...

By Marianne Cirone|February 6th, 2019|Featured, Integrative Care, Resources, Stress & Cancer, Survivor Stories|

Training Skin Care Professionals to Work with Cancer Patients

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, cancer patients consider the skin issues that they experience after cancer treatment to be the worst of all of their side effects. And sadly, using improper techniques or products can make these conditions even worse. As we have often stated at the Integrative Cancer Review, the importance of proper skin care protocols and products after cancer treatment cannot be overstated...

By Becky Kuehn|June 17th, 2018|Featured, Oncology Skin Care|

Developing a Clinical Practice in Integrative Oncology with Mark Rosenburg, M.D.

My own experience with integrative cancer therapies began on a very personal level. After attending medical school at Georgetown University, and doing my residency at the University of Pennsylvania, I started my career as an ER doctor, becoming the Director of a local ER department. Shortly afterward, my mother was admitted to my emergency room with pain and weakness. Sadly, I diagnosed my own mother with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer...

By Mark Rosenburg, MD|May 31st, 2018|Cancer & Treatments, Featured, Integrative Care, Research, What is Integrative Care|

Guide to Resources for People Affected by Cancer

Cancer patients and survivors face many challenges which can include financial hardships from lack of income, co-pays and out of pocket expenses. During treatment, and after treatment ends, the lingering effects of treatment, emotional turmoil, medication side effects, along with the fear of recurrence are just some areas where additional support and resources are needed to move forward...

By Geralyn O’Brien|March 13th, 2018|Featured, Resources|

Radical Remission Author Dr. Kelly Turner on Key Factors for Cancer Patients

Why do some people heal from dire diagnoses, despite all odds? Ten years ago, that was a question that Kelly Turner wanted an answer to, and she set out to answer it. By now, you have likely heard about the results of her research and the phenomena known as Radical Remission that is sweeping the country and world...

By Kelly Turner, PhD|March 5th, 2018|Featured, Integrative Care, Psychosocial Support, Survivor Inspiration, Survivor Stories|

Book Review: Navigating the C: A Nurse Charts the Course for Cancer Survivorship Care

In her book, Navigating the C: A Nurse Charts the Course for Cancer Survivorship Care, Author Alene Nitzky, Ph.D., RN, OCN ®, bridges the worlds of conventional oncology training with integrative cancer wellness. She offers an ideal skill set for Cancer Survivorship Care, covering the bases of both conventional and integrative cancer care...

By Marianne Cirone|March 2nd, 2018|Featured, Resources|

Healing Yoga Retreats after Cancer Treatment with Certified Yoga Therapist, Lee Majewski

In 2016, certified yoga therapist and cancer survivor, Lee Majewski, C-IAYT, founded the Yoga for Health Institute (YHI), a non-profit offering holistic healthcare for cancer patients, based on traditional Yogic healing techniques. YHI strives to fill the gaps in conventional medical care, which can leave individuals with varying degrees of isolation, fear, and depression, as […]