Evidence-Based Integrative Oncology and Complementary Cancer Therapies

Helping cancer patients and survivors combine conventional oncology with evidence-based nutrition, lifestyle therapies, supplements, repurposed drugs, and survivorship strategies.

David Emerson is a long-term multiple myeloma survivor diagnosed in 1994. After four years of conventional surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and a stem cell transplant, his cancer relapsed. His oncologist told him that nothing more could be done for him. David set out to learn about alternative, complementary and integrative therapies to manage his cancer. 

David launched The Galen Foundation DBA PeopleBeatingCancer, a 501C3 non-profit, in 2004 with a mission to support cancer patients and survivors with evidence-based complementary and integrative therapies. David researches and writes about cancer daily while answering cancer patients' and survivors' questions.



What Is Integrative Oncology?

Integrative oncology combines conventional cancer treatments with evidence-based complementary therapies including nutrition, exercise, sleep optimization, stress reduction, supplements, and selected repurposed medications.

What Are Complementary Cancer Therapies?

Complementary cancer therapies are therapies used alongside conventional oncology treatment to help improve quality of life, reduce side effects, and support survivorship.

Are Repurposed Drugs Used in Cancer Therapy?

Repurposed drugs are medications originally developed for non-cancer conditions that researchers are now studying for potential anti-cancer effects.



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