Articles | Integrative Cancer Review

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|

Escape4Advocates Conference at Miraval Resort and Spa

Imagine spending a long weekend at a gorgeous spa, getting lots of self-care, and enjoying fun and productive time with other passionate cancer advocates. The amazing non-profit, BAG IT and their generous sponsors offer this program to cancer advocates every year...

By Marianne Cirone|February 27th, 2019|Integrative Care, Joy & Spirit, Resources|

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|

Jojoba, Safe Skin Products and Cancer Care

Bob Butler has been in the jojoba business since 1989, when he took charge of an investment in a 1,260-acre jojoba farm in Hyder, Arizona. Bob and his wife Sally are proud that The Jojoba Company occupies a carbon neutral building and supports other green companies that make sustainable, safe, and environmentally friendly products for their customers...

By Bob Butler|January 11th, 2019|Massage & Body Work, Oncology Skin Care|

Coping with the Financial Realities of Cancer Treatment

The emotional challenges facing cancer treatment are often compounded by the high costs of health care, according to a new report by Commonwealth Fund, The New York Times, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...

By Daniel R. Verdon|January 1st, 2019|Research|

Awareness is Key in Evaluating Integrative Cancer Therapies

As the popularity of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) grows, a recent survey conducted by a team at the University Hospital Mannheim, Germany, concluded there is much more work needed to understand better and communicate risks of possible interactions with anti-cancer drugs...

By Daniel R. Verdon|December 17th, 2018|Integrative Care|

Education and Research: Foundational to Traditional and Complementary Approaches to Cancer Care

Researchers at the University Hospital at Udine, Italy concluded that informative sessions about complementary and alternative medicines could impact patients’ perceptions and opinions...

By Daniel R. Verdon|November 25th, 2018|Research|

Can Exercise Help Some Survivors Outrun Breast Cancer?

In October, the National Institutes of Health awarded a $4 million grant to further investigate exercise’s role in the development of breast cancer and its recurrence...

By Daniel R. Verdon|November 20th, 2018|Exercise & Movement, Research|