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Exploring New Paths to Cancer Treatment

Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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The diagnosis is cancer. The treatment includes yoga, meditation, perhaps a soothing massage. And, of course, traditional approaches, such as chemo-therapy and radiation. A growing field of cancer care known as integrative oncology combines traditional treatment with proven complementary alternatives. We'll learn how it's being used at major hospitals and what research is being done to prove its effectiveness, Tuesday at 9:00 on the Sound of Ideas.

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Health, Miscellaneous, Community/Human Interest

Guests

Dr. Jeff White, director, Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Cancer Institute
Helen Moss, founder of the Helen Moss Cancer Research Foundation
Dr. Gregory Plotnikoff, Senior Consultant, Integrative Medicine, Allina Center for Health Care Innovation
Dr. Dale Cowan, oncologist, Cleveland Clinic, CWRU

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More information about the 8th International Integrative Oncology Conference

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Every weekday at 9:00 AM (EST), The Sound of Ideas reports the news, explains the news, and sometimes makes news. The Cleveland Press Club awarded it “Best Radio Show” in Ohio and thousands daily find it to be an indispensable source of information about what’s most important to Northeast Ohioans.

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