Dr. Mark Stengler, N.M.D.

The primary job of integrative oncology is to push the boundaries of care into areas that yield better and better outcomes for people who have cancer. Conventional cancer therapy, while holding a place in cancer care, is not enough.

Again, if you are following a KD (Ketogenic Diet), especially if you have cancer, make sure you do so under the supervision of a qualified medical professional.

While people may debate the merits of chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or other interventions in cancer care, what cannot be debated is that people need to heal from (and often be protected during) such therapies.

Diet and nutrition are truly the base upon which all other cancer therapies build. We have seen time and time again that a patient’s good response will fall away because the base of proper diet and nutrition is ignored. In many cases, diet is a difficult thing to change, but our experience has proven that it is critical and worth it. But more important than your diet, your attitude about your cancer treatment is a primary determinant of the success for your cancer treatment.

Many cancer patients have reported to us that their oncologist told them it was fine to consume simple sugar products as they had no effect on their cancer. Is this good science? We don’t think so.

Conventional oncology plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. But we consider conventional oncology by itself as incomplete and less humane without the use of the holistic approaches found in integrative oncology. Integrative oncology has a much more encompassing approach to the prevention of cancer, taking into account the individual as a holistic person.

While conventional cancer therapy has its place, it also has its limits.