Highlights from the International Integrative Oncology Conference

Hosted by bestanswerforcancer.org – San Diego, April, 2016

I attended the 14th annual International Integrative Oncology Conference in San Diego as well as the accompanying Answers for Cancer Summit. The former is directed towards integrative oncologists and other cancer care professionals and the latter is for patients, caregivers, and other “laymen” interested in integrative therapies. It is put on by Annie Brandt, a 15-year cancer survivor and founder of the Best Answer for Cancer Foundation and I was truly impressed by the credentials of the presenters and the quality of the information presented. Truthfully I was a little over my head at times during the professionals conference as they bandied about acronyms faster than I could Google. Although they presented slide upon slide on medical research, I am not including the complete references for the most part because of the time required. I am only providing highlights, and only of subjects I deemed relevant to our day-to-day lives as cancer patients. I have tried to translate into laymen’s terms and provide just enough information so that you can research more fully on subjects that interest you. I encourage you to discuss these subjects with your oncologist. It was very comforting  and refreshing to be surrounded by doctors and health professionals who absolutely understand the role of diet and lifestyle in fighting this devastating disease and incorporate this knowledge into their oncology practices.

• Post #1: Ways to maximize chemo and minimize side effects
• Post #2: Optimizing the immune system to kill cancer
• Post #3: Anti-oxidants and detoxification in cancer patients
• Post #4: The role of fungus in cancer
• Post #5: Potent cancer killers
• Post #6: Electromagnetic radiation and cancer
• Post #7: Non-toxic targeted cancer therapies