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The 3 MI’s: Vantage Points of Nutrition. What Really Matters?

December 17, 2019

About the Lecture This lecture introduces three new ideas about nutrition and health from different vantage points. The three MI’s are a pattern of eating that is consistent with overall […]

Filed Under: Insights into Cancer

Working with your Primary Care Physician through a Cancer Diagnosis

September 10, 2019

About the Lecture Primary care physicians play an essential role in the diagnosis, care and survivorship of patients with cancer. They are often the initial point of contact for patients, […]

Filed Under: Insights into Cancer

Nutrition, Hydration and Cancer

June 11, 2019

About the Lecture Cellular hydration is of paramount importance to the well-being of cancer patients during treatment and beyond. The body uses water throughout the day that needs to be […]

Filed Under: Insights into Cancer

Palliative Medicine and the Power of Language and Story

May 14, 2019

About the Lecture As the daughter of a physician, Dr. Sunita Puri witnessed the tension between medicine’s impulse to preserve life at all costs and a spiritual embrace of life’s […]

Filed Under: Insights into Cancer

Countering Chemobrain

April 9, 2019

About the Lecture Many cancer patients exposed to a variety of cancer therapies complain of decreased cognitive efficiency that has often been attributed to chemotherapy. Cognitive complaints are common both […]

Filed Under: Insights into Cancer

Medicinal Cannabis and Cancer: 2019

March 12, 2019

About the Lecture For at least 4,000 years, cannabis has been used for its medical properties by civilizations throughout the world, including the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Indian Hindus, Assyrians, Greeks, […]

Filed Under: Insights into Cancer

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