Description

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