{"id":4191,"date":"2023-04-14T12:42:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2025-04-15T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:34:09","slug":"naturopathic-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/health\/naturopathic-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturopathic Cancer Care isn\u2019t an either\/or situation. It\u2019s AND."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1365px;margin-left: calc(-5% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-5% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h6><strong>Written by Dr. Mark Fontes, ND &#8211; Insight Naturopathic Clinic&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.375%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.375%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.375%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:2.375%;--awb-spacing-left-small:2.375%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>After speaking with three of my patient&#8217;s oncologists over the past week, I came to the realization that &#8211; after a few pleasantries &#8211; I had started each conversation the same way and then it was time to get down to business.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that is often misinterpreted by many oncologists and general practitioners is the \u201calternative medicine\u201d concept that is often associated with what we do. But Naturopathic Cancer Care isn\u2019t an either\/or situation. It\u2019s AND.<\/p>\n<p>The terms \u201cintegrative\u201d, \u201ccomplimentary\u201d, or \u201calternative medicine\u201d can mean many different things to doctors and are very much open to interpretation and personal experience. Unfortunately, Naturopathic Medicine in cancer care seems to get caught up in the \u201calternative medicine\u201d category. This can\u2019t be further from the truth.<\/p>\n<p>I speak to these doctors about us being a part of the patient&#8217;s healthcare team. We support patients during all aspects of conventional treatment (surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, etc) in order to help reduce side effects, improve quality of life outcomes (sleep, pain, stress) and improve the efficacy of treatment. Naturopathic medicine then has a significant role in aiding the body in recovering from treatment, addressing any lingering side effects and organizing a plan that will prevent recurrence in combination with what is prescribed from the patient&#8217;s oncologist.<\/p>\n<p>This is then typically followed by a series of questions around research for our recommendations<br \/>\n&#8211; which, thankfully, there is more and more to share alongside comments from my own clinical experience.<\/p>\n<p>We can then get on the same page and share the common goal of optimal patient care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s not either\/or. It\u2019s and.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-4192 size-fusion-400 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-400x400.jpeg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-400x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-66x66.jpeg 66w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/insightnaturopathic.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image.jpeg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Naturopathic Cancer Care isn\u2019t an either\/or situation. 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