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Naturopathic Treatments For Cancer Care In Hamilton
I provide integrative, naturopathic support for individuals living with cancer, offering care that safely works alongside conventional treatments to improve quality of life and overall well-being. My approach focuses on reducing side effects, supporting the immune system, reducing inflammation and optimizing nutrition to help patients feel stronger throughout their journey. Each treatment plan is individualized and designed to address the unique needs of every patient.
Naturopathic Treatments For Breast Cancer
As a Naturopathic Doctor, I provide supportive care to help women with breast cancer improve their quality of life and their prognosis. My priority is safety and ensuring that all recommendations I give are appropriate to integrate with conventional treatment including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy and around surgery.
During Treatment
During treatment, my focus is on easing common side effects of chemotherapy including fatigue, nausea, low blood counts, mouth sores, peripheral neuropathy and cardiotoxicity. Around radiation therapy, the goal is to prevent side effects like radiation dermatitis and to mitigate fatigue. Around surgery (including mastectomy or lumpectomy), the goal is to optimize healing and reduce risk of infection. During hormone therapy for breast cancer, my focus is on reducing side effects such as hot flashes, weight gain and mood changes. We may also use evidence-based supplementation to improve efficacy of certain hormone therapies, like tamoxifen.
After Treatment
After treatment, the focus is on nutritional changes, lifestyle modification and evidence-based supplementation to help you recover from treatment, reduce your recurrence risk and improve your longevity. There are key lifestyle factors that help reduce recurrence risk including: achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, regulating blood sugar, optimizing insulin levels, incorporating key medicinal foods and evidence-based supplementation along with engaging in regular exercise. Another focus during survivorship is to test and treat Vitamin D deficiency as optimizing levels may help to improve prognosis and longevity. This can be done through oral supplementation or Vitamin D3 injections. I offer high dose Vitamin D3 injections if it is appropriate based on blood levels.
Both during and after treatment, the focus is on reducing inflammation, supporting your immune system along with improving energy and overall resilience. Together, we focus on creating a care plan that addresses your unique needs so you can move through treatment and beyond with clarity and confidence.
Other Forms Of Cancer We Can Help With
Lung Cancer Support
During chemotherapy for lung cancer, the goal is to incorporate therapies that may help improve the efficacy of chemotherapy and decrease chemotherapy side effects. The focus is also on incorporating safe, natural therapies that help improve blood counts, decrease disease progression and promote longevity. I also incorporate nutritional therapy to prevent the loss of muscle mass, which may help to improve longevity. It’s important to test and treat Vitamin D3 deficiency as well, especially in early stage disease. Lastly, acupuncture may be beneficial to improve treatment side effects like shortness of breath and fatigue along with improving quality of life.
Colon Cancer Support
I provide supportive care for people with colon cancer by utilizing evidence-based supplements to reduce side effects of chemotherapy such as changes in bowel habits and fatigue along with therapies that may help increase the efficacy of chemotherapy. Specific side effects that I can help to address include chemotherapy and radiation induced diarrhea and peripheral neuropathy along with helping to reduce the risk of postoperative infections. I also incorporate evidence based supplements that may help control disease and reduce risk of metastasis. It is also critical to test and treat Vitamin D3 deficiency as this may also improve prognosis.
After treatment is complete, I use targeted nutritional changes along with evidence-based supplements to help reduce risk of recurrence and improve longevity.
Prostate Cancer Support
During “watchful waiting” or active surveillance for prostate cancer, naturopathic support may play a key role as the disease is still in a very early stage and may respond better to natural therapies. At this stage, we can incorporate evidence based nutritional changes to help slow progression. I also provide support to help you recover from prostatectomy and reduce side effects from radiation therapy. I offer support to help reduce the risk of recurrence such as key nutritional changes, lifestyle changes and evidence-based supplementation when it’s appropriate along with helping to replete key vitamins such as Vitamin D3 to help improve outcomes.
We Will Support You Through Your Journey
I provide safe, integrative support for people undergoing cancer treatment to reduce side effects and improve quality of life. I also provide care after the completion of active treatment to reduce risk of recurrence and help you live with clarity and confidence. With your permission, I am more than happy to work alongside your medical team and communicate with them as needed.