Holistic Cancer Care An Herbal Approach to Reducing Cancer Risk, Helping Patients Thrive during Treatment, and Minimizing Recurrence

by Cabrera, Chanchal; Etheridge, Christopher J.

• ISBN13: 9781635863734
• ISBN10: 1635863732
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781635863741
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-04-04
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
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Summary

A medical herbalist with a specialty in integrative oncology provides an in-depth guide to practical, solution-focused strategies for using herbal medicines and other natural therapies.

Patients facing a cancer diagnosis often feel at the mercy of an illness they don't understand and in the hands of doctors offering treatments that focus on the cancer, instead of on the patient. In Holistic Cancer Care, Chanchal Cabrera, a consulting medical herbalist with more than 20 years specializing in holistic oncology, provides an in-depth guide to using herb-based therapies in conjunction with conventional treatments. Putting the patient front and center, holistic therapies can help boost the immune system, which can slow the spread of certain cancers and, in some cases, even enhance the cancer-killing effects of chemotherapy. Herbal medicine and other therapies also offer effective ways of dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Drawing from decades of clinical experience helping patients recover from cancer, Cabrera provides a wealth of safe, well-researched information, including specific herbal formulas, important discussions about dosing and safety, detox protocols, recommendations for nutritional supplements, simple recipes for nourishing meals, and patient case histories that demonstrate the power of the strategies she recommends.



 

Author Biography

Chanchal Cabrera is a medical herbalist who specializes in integrative oncology. She has been a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists since 1987 and has held the faculty chair position in Botanical Medicine at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine in British Columbia since 2004. She also serves on the board of advisors of Dominion Herbal College in Burnaby. She publishes widely in professional journals and lectures internationally on medical herbalism, nutrition, and health and lives on Vancouver Island, BC. Her web site is Innisfreefarm.ca.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Christopher J. Etheridge, PhD, MCPP
Preface: Opening the Door to the Power of Herbs
An Introduction to Holistic Cancer Care

Part 1: Holistic Strategies for Patients and Caregivers
1  Understanding Cancer
2  Nutrition and Lifestyle Choices to Inhibit Cancer
3  Preparing for Surgery and Enhancing Recovery
4  Managing Pain with Botanicals
5  Thriving during Chemotherapy and Radiation
6  Materia Medica: A Directory of Herbs for Cancer

Part 2: For the Practitioner and Herbal Prescriber
7  Herbal Formulating for Cancer Care
8  Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Collaborative Oncology
9  Materia Medica for Managing Cancer: The Cytotoxic Herbs
10  Case Histories

Acknowledgments
References and Background Reading
Glossary
Resources
Metric Conversions
List of Plants by Common Name
List of Plants by Latin Name
Index of Recipes and Formulas for Patient Care
Index