What’s New!
Welcome to Our Dear Readers
It is a privilege to welcome you again here.
As a retired medical oncologist who now devotes his time and heart to Integrative Oncology, I continue to be inspired by the remarkable resilience of the human spirit and its innate capacity to heal. Over more than 40 years of caring for people with cancer, I have witnessed countless stories of courage, transformation, and renewal. These experiences have convinced me that while medical science has advanced in extraordinary ways, true healing reaches beyond what can be measured in scans, lab tests, or clinical trials.
Healing often happens in ways we cannot fully explain: through love, connection, meaning, and the integration of body, mind, and spirit. This is the essence of Integrative Oncology…
Continue reading on the Letters from Dr. Daniel Vicario page.
Resource Highlights
A new section of Resources has been added just for Veterans. We salute our brothers, sisters, and siblings in service, and know that they need support just as much as anyone else. See those links here.
At SDCRI we honor Caregivers every day and every month!
We’ve added a whole new section to our Suggested Reading page just for Caregivers.
Check out those and all the other wonderful books here.
We’ve added a new webpage to the Resource page.
TakeCare.org – “When you think of health, what comes to mind? Too often we think of health as only something physical. But our health and well-being are more than that. Finding balance and connection between our Mind, Body, Spirit, and Community can help us truly be healthy – that is what TakeCare calls Whole Health.”
Check out the website here.
Go to our Resource Page for more.
Dr. Brenner’s Musings
#9 “Coping”
While we mourn the passing of our beloved Dr. Paul Brenner, we can still enjoy the beautiful and inspiring words he shared with us over the years.
“Coping” is a post that’s about just that, specifically in relation to your parents. Dr. Brenner shares more about his own journey while asking important questions about yours. Enjoy!
On his personal page is a summary of Dr. Brenner’s professional career.
Expressive Arts Therapy with Alessandra Colfi, Ph.D.
Check it all out right here!
There is plenty of evidence that exercise is the most effective lifestyle practice which improves quality of life and outcome in recovering from cancer and lowering risk of recurrence. However, many patients hold back for fear of getting hurt and don’t enjoy exercising… In order to support and encourage patients to exercise safely and join low-impact Zumba classes, Alessandra researched and wrote a new article:
The Hidden Risks of Holding Back During Exercise
“For a short time, I taught a Zumba class on Zoom, recording in a small studio where I had to keep my movements tight and stay within a limited space to remain visible on camera. After just a couple
of weeks, I began experiencing aches all over, especially in my hips and knees. That discomfort ultimately led me to stop teaching the class after a couple of months…” Read on here.
Take a look at Alessandra’s page for projects scheduled for August along with registration information. Have a look here!
Mary’s Reality-Based Nutrition
Each one of us is a unique individual on our own unique path. One size does not fit all when it comes to personal healthcare. Therefore, it is important for us to be our own advocates when it comes to our health. The first step is educating yourself about your disease and the role nutrition plays in treating it. Take a look at my page for resources to help you improve your diet. Mary’s Reality-Based Nutrition
Follow me on my Facebook page for recipes: Check it out here! And you can follow me on Pinterest!
Genomic Oncology
Dr. Mark Adler, Institute Director, heads the Genomic Oncology Diagnostics and Second Opinion Initiative, a new generation platform for developing treatments tailored to the individual patient. It involves the application of sensitive genomic tests to the determination of a tumor’s drug sensitivity and resistance. In addition, a person’s hereditary traits and a tumor’s genetic signature will be used to determine how best to eliminate a given cancer with a specific therapy or agent.
We have added 5 new articles authored by Dr. Adler to this page.
Read more here!
Videos and Talks
Gregg Braden Invitational – CHI The Energy that Heals – This is a recent Zoom conversation regarding CHI Initiative’s upcoming documentary “The Energy that Heals”, and CHI’s “amazing ability to bring together diverse practitioners, thinkers, and actors with the goal of empowering individuals, societies, and humanity to build healthier societies and sustainable stewardship of our planet.”
Dr. Vicarios’s interaction starts at around minute 38. The documentary “The Energy that Heals” is under production. This is the link to CHI’s website with a recent Webinar that explains this exciting documentary project: https://www.chi.is/
