For Patients & Survivors



Pelvic Floor Fitness

The Continence Foundation of Australia has a valuable free publication on Pelvic Floor Fitness…

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster with Relaxation and Quick Start CD: A Guide of Mind-Body Techniques

Mental/Emotional Care Before and After Surgery…

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Preparing for a Mastectomy and Other Surgeries

When finding out how best to prepare for surgery and other aspects of cancer treatment, who better to ask than those who have gone through it? This article provides a list of things to consider before cancer surgery including suggestions from cancer patients and survivors, as well as many from oncology-focused health and wellness professionals…

Preparing for a Successful Surgery

Guided imagery exercises for relaxation & accelerated healing…

Psychosocial Cancer Support: Improving Care for People Affected by Cancer

Increasingly, the oncology community acknowledges that cancer care involves more than physical care…

Q&A with Bob Butler of the Original Jojoba Company on Jojoba, Safe Skin Products and Cancer Care

An Interview by Marianne Woods Cirone, MS, MFA, CYT-500 with Bob Butler who 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…

Q&A with Holistic Health Coach Amanda Sabatino

An Interview by Marianne Woods Cirone, MS, MFA, CYT-500 with Amanda Sabatino, a holistic health & wellness coach…

Q&A with Rita Meier on Yoga for the Pelvic Floor

An Interview by Marianne Woods Cirone, MS, MFA, CYT-500 with Rita Meier, CYT-500, Yoga for the Pelvic Floor Instructor…

Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds

by Dr. Kelly A. Turner

Reiki & Energy Work: Supporting Cancer Care with Reiki

What is Reiki? How is Reiki Practiced? What are the Benefits of Reiki for Cancer Care?

Release Your Anger: An Adult Coloring Book with 40 Swear Words to Color and Relax

Looking for a more “adult” adult coloring book? This option is a more irreverent way to take the edge off of stress…

Research on Integrative and Complementary Therapies and Cancer

While it may be debatable whether studies prove, suggest–or confound–we do know that in the last decade, we’ve seen an explosion of research on yoga, meditation, massage and other integrative or complementary therapies for cancer survivors, many showing very positive results…

Restorative Yoga For Breast Cancer Recovery: Gentle Flowing Yoga For Breast Health, Breast Cancer Related Fatigue & Lymphedema Management

by Diana Ross (Author), D J Lange (Illustrator), Dawn Bradford (Designer)

Safer Skin Products for Cancer Care: Spotlight with Britta Aragon, Author and Founder of CV Skinlabs™

Our Oncology Skin Care expert at the Integrative Cancer Review, Geralyn O’Brien, often recommends the gentle CV Skinlabs™ products for people going through cancer care, so we wanted to provide more information on this company, and their founder, Britta Aragon, a cancer survivor, author and safe skin care expert.

Britta developed CV Skinlabs™ in response to a need for effective and non-toxic skin care solutions…