Integrative Care | Integrative Cancer Review

Kelly Turner, PhD on Cancer, Ayurveda, Personalized Medicine and Radical Remission

Cancer is a complex group of illnesses with costly and difficult treatments. Increasingly, research supports the use of integrative and complementary care for people diagnosed with cancer. Yoga, and its sister science, Ayurveda, are both ancient systems developed in India at least 5,000 years ago, but are increasing in popularity and use as complementary or integrative care modalities throughout the world today. Understanding their benefits and uses can add to the potential pool of healing modalities that can be of use for people diagnosed with cancer...

By Kelly Turner, PhD|August 30th, 2017|Ayurveda & Cancer, Featured, Integrative Care, Psychosocial Support, Survivor Inspiration, Survivor Stories|

Hypnotherapy for Healing after Cancer with Norman Plotkin, CHt

Navigating My Cancer Diagnosis: When I was diagnosed in 2011 with papillary carcinoma, a form of thyroid cancer, I had a team of skilled and competent medical professionals. My team started with my primary care physician, who skillfully figured out what was wrong with me over a period of several years through a series of forensic tests. Later, my endocrinologist coordinated with a pathologist and surgeon, and then began my post-surgical therapy...

By Norman Plotkin|June 19th, 2017|Featured, Guided Imagery & Hypnotherapy, Integrative Care|

Keys to Healthy Skin for the Oncology Patient and an Interview with Gregory Maguire, Ph.D., Founder of NeoGenesis™

Q and A with the founder of NeoGenesis, Dr. Gregory Maguire, with a look at what goes into the development of a potentially game-changing skin care product for oncology patients...

By Marianne Cirone|May 11th, 2017|Featured, Oncology Skin Care, Research|

The Cancer Revolution: A Groundbreaking Program to Reverse and Prevent Cancer by Leigh Erin Connealy, MD

A Book Review by Marianne W. Cirone, MS, MFA, CYT-500: The Cancer Revolution: A Groundbreaking Program to Reverse and Prevent Cancer, a new book by Leigh Erin Connealy, MD, released in January of 2017, is a comprehensive guide to the many integrative and complementary modalities and strategies which individuals can incorporate into their lives to reduce the risk of cancer and to support healing once cancer is diagnosed...

By Marianne Cirone|April 18th, 2017|Cancer & Treatments, Featured, Integrative Care, Nutrition, Resources, What is Integrative Care|

Improving Quality of Life after Breast Cancer Treatment with Occupational Therapist, Denise Stewart

Unfortunately, the same cancer treatments that can help to save patients’ lives can also often result in long-lasting and devastating side effects. Fortunately, there are cancer care professionals dedicated to improving quality of life for cancer survivors and lessening the problematic side effects of cancer treatments...

By Denise Stewart|April 17th, 2017|Cancer & Treatments, Featured, Integrative Care, Lymphedema, Motion & Joints, Neuropathy & Pain, Other Modalities|

Looking and Feeling FAB, Inc: Changing Lives with Skin Care for Cancer Patients

The side effects of cancer treatments are well-known, but perhaps some of the least known are skin-related, which according to research, are some of the most troubling side effects, as reported by cancer patients...

By Holly Brown|February 2nd, 2017|Featured, Oncology Skin Care|

Depression after Cancer: My Experience by Jodi MacLeod

April of this year will mark thirteen years since my breast cancer diagnosis at age 34. While I have always felt grateful to have survived cancer, I have also wrestled with depression. Unfortunately, I am not alone. Depression occurs in cancer patients at a rate three to five times higher than that of the general population...

By Jodi MacLeod|January 30th, 2017|Featured, Joy & Spirit, Meditation & Mindfulness, Mental & Emotional, Stress & Cancer, Survivor Stories|

Yoga Therapy Retreats Empower Patients after a Cancer Diagnosis, with Yoga Therapist and Cancer Survivor, Lee Majewski

I came to yoga without knowing that what I do is yoga. In late 1980s, I stumbled into meditation, which I think saved my life at the time. I started to meditate religiously, three times a day. At the same time I discovered my highly effective ability to heal with energy. I studied privately with a well-known healer, did Therapeutic Touch training, became a Reiki master...

By Lee Majewski|January 10th, 2017|For Yoga Teachers, Joy & Spirit, Meditation & Mindfulness, Mental & Emotional, Stress & Cancer, Survivor Inspiration, Survivor Stories, Yoga & Meditation|

Healing Yoga Retreats after a Cancer Diagnosis: Part II with Lee Majewski, Yoga Therapist and Cancer Survivor

Continued from Part I, Yoga Therapy Retreats Empower Patients after a Cancer Diagnosis with Lee Majewski... When we first hear the diagnosis of cancer, our anxiety level automatically skyrockets. Asanas and pranayama bring relief from tension in the body and mind. Meditation helps in maintaining a clear mind amongst the chaos of all the new information one has to digest...

By Lee Majewski|January 10th, 2017|For Yoga Teachers, Joy & Spirit, Meditation & Mindfulness, Mental & Emotional, Stress & Cancer, Survivor Inspiration, Yoga & Meditation|

CamWell Oncology-Specific Products to Support Skin Care for Cancer Patients

Cancer treatments, while often life-saving, can also bring an array of side-effects that range from uncomfortable to life-threatening. One of the least talked about areas of side effects are those that affect the skin...

By Terri Burke|December 17th, 2016|Oncology Skin Care|