Outline:
First Hour:
- Introduction – content sensitivity (mention of mortality and chemotherapy)
- Prevalence of breast cancer in Canada
- Risk factors for breast cancer
- Screening guidelines (mammogram) – discussion of self breast exams + thermography
- Treatment options and side effects (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy)
- Special considerations for breast cancer survivors while conducting a naturopathic intake (cardiovascular, lymphedema, fatigue, menopause symptoms
Second Hour
- Integrative treatment strategies:
- Physical activity
- Nutrition – foods that have been shown to reduce risk of breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence/controversial foods – dairy, soy, green tea, coffee, omega 3 fatty acids, cruciferous vegetables, flaxseed
- Supplements – mushrooms (ganoderma, coriolus), curcumin, melatonin, vitamin D
- Intravenous vitamin C and mistletoe – research update for breast cancer
As presented at our Live 2023 ND Conference: Naturopathic Approaches to Various Disorders
Presented by Dr Ashley Chauvin ND