The Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition by Lise N Alschuler

The Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition by Lise N Alschuler

This comprehensive guide delivers informed hope along with effective tools for reclaiming your vitality in the midst of cancer treatment, healing, and recovery.

When you or a loved one is faced with a cancer diagnosis, the need for accurate and trusted medical information becomes urgent. Naturopathic physician Lise N. Alschuler and medical journalist Karolyn A. Gazella present an overview of what cancer is, its causes and preventative strategies, an in-depth approach to integrative treatment options, descriptions of key body functions, and discussions of more than twenty specific cancers. The Definitive Guide to Cancer, now in its third edition, encourages you to take an integrative approach that embraces both alternative and conventional therapies across the spectrum of cancer prevention, treatment, and healing.

Dr. Lise N. Alschuler and Karolyn A. Gazella have been collaborating since 2002. Together they are the authors of The Definitive Guide to Cancer. They also host the popular Internet radio show Five to Thrive Live! featured on the Cancer Support Network at www.w4cs.com. For more information about them, visit www.FivetoThrivePlan.com.

Lise N. Alschuler, ND, FABNO, is a naturopathic doctor with board certification in naturopathic oncology. She graduated from Brown University with an undergraduate degree in medical anthropology and received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University. Lise currently practices at Naturopathic Specialists, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is past president of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, is a founding board member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and currently serves as a director on both the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology and the Naturopathic Post-Graduation Association. She is the vice president of quality and education at Emerson Ecologics, where she developed and manages the Emerson Quality Program--a rigorous quality assurance program for professional dietary supplement brands. She also works as an independent consultant in the area of practitioner and consumer health education.

Previously, Lise was the department head of naturopathic medicine at Midwestern Regional Medical Center-Cancer Treatment Centers of America, a Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations-accredited regional hospital offering comprehensive integrative cancer care. Prior to that, she was the clinic medical director and botanical medicine chair at Bastyr University Natural Health Clinic. She is widely recognized as an expert in cancer treatment and prevention and is a sought-after speaker to physicians, patients, and the general public. While Lise was in clinical practice in Seattle, Washington, she was recognized as one of Seattle's Top Doctors by Seattle Magazine, she received the President's Award from the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and she was named as one of the Naturopathic Elders by the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. Lise is also a breast cancer survivor. For more information, visit www.drlise.net.

Karolyn A. Gazella is the publisher of the Natural Medicine Journal, an innovative peer-reviewed medical journal for holistic-minded health care practitioners (www.naturalmedicine journal.com). Karolyn has been writing and publishing wellness information since 1992. She is the author or coauthor of hundreds of articles and several books as well as the blog The Healing Factor, on PsychologyToday.com. In 2009, Karolyn was named one of the Top 10 People in Integrative Health Care and Integrative Medicine by the Integrator Blog. She is a volunteer for the Medicine Horse Program located in Boulder, Colorado, which is an innovative equine-assisted therapy program that helps high-risk youth. In 1995, Karolyn she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. For more information, visit www.karolyngazella.com.

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ISBN 13	9781587613586
ISBN 10	1587613581
Title	The Definitive Guide to Cancer, 3rd Edition
Author	Lise N Alschuler
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Celestial Arts
Year published	2010-04-27
Number of pages	496
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