The Entire Spectrum, from Prevention & Screening to Active Treatment & Survivorship, As it is the beginning of a new year, I will take the opportunity to re-introduce our readers to what exactly it is that we do here at the IHC Cancer Care Centre. Our team provides an incredible breadth of services for those…
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Cancer Health Crisis, Cancer is perhaps the biggest health crisis facing humanity today. Until now throughout the cancer care field, we have focused most attention on the tumor itself.However, we are now much more aware of a more complete picture of cancer, including the evidence focusing on the tumour’s microenvironment, and its interaction with other…
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Neoadjuvant Treatment, Neoadjuvant treatment is defined as the therapy administered before the “main treatment”, which is usually surgery. The purpose is to shrink the tumour before the surgery with the intention of having a more successful surgery. Neoadjuvant treatment is now a standard with many different types of cancer, including rectal cancer. Let’s take a…
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A Panel Discussion on Mistletoe Therapy, Celebrating 100 Years of Mistletoe, Ivelisse Page, founder of Believe Big, interviews a panel of doctors and goes over the common questions patients ask about Mistletoe therapy. In this interview you will hear from Dr. Paul Faust, MD; Dr. Adam Blanning, MD; Dr. Steven Johnson, MD; Dr. Peter Hinderberger,…
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A Brief Overview of Hyperthermia in Cancer Treatment, By: Gianfranco Baronzio1*, Gurdev Parmar2, Marco Ballerini1, Andras Szasz3, Miriam Baronzio1 and Valter Cassutti1 Demetra ML Center, for Clinical Hyperthermia and Immunity, Terni, Italy Integrated Health Clinic, Fort Langley, B.C., Canada St. Istvan University, Gödöllö, Hungary Despite the large economic and intellectual efforts, cancer is still not…
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Healthy Digestion, Supporting your body’s healthy digestion is pivotal to the success of any mainstream or integrative treatment program. Through the management of diet and the educated use of natural supplements, your body’s digestion can be engaged as a primary treatment mechanism in the fight against disease. Overwhelmingly, research indicates that gut health impacts overall…
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Advanced Non-Invasive Cancer Tests At Integrated Health Clinic (IHC), we have continuously searched the world over, for the most advanced testing available in the fight against cancer. What follows is just a smattering of the many cool and exciting tests we offer to our patients at IHC. These are tests not commonly available through the…
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Modifiable Risk Factors The vast majority of cancers are caused by “modifiable risk factors” or preventable causes including obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol intake, chronic stress, chronic infections, etc.So here are some basic cancer prevention strategies with great research:– Eat nutrient-dense whole foods– Physical activity and Exercise– Reduce Stress– Sleep Hygiene & Circadian Health– Reduce harmful…
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Arming Your Immune System with Dr. Gurdev Parmar Dr. Gurdev Parmar speaks with Health Ignited podcast hosts Drs Nick and Sonya Jensen. This podcast can be accessed via the following links: YouTube: https://youtu.be/8Up9jU6vnTw Podbean: https://drsjensen.podbean.com/e/episode-82/ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-82-arming-your-immune-system-with-dr-gurdev-parmar/id1522071603?i=1000583028254
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Chronic Pain “Living with chronic pain dramatically reduces quality of life as it can last for weeks, even months beyond expected recovery. Our doctors are equipped to provide services to help reduce this pain using a variety of evidence based techniques with the goal of healing the area of injury/pain and restore quality of life…
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