Cancer Concepts and Complements
Health, Home & Life
This show will help you gain a deeper understanding of the published research on the integration of natural medicines into conventional cancer care. We will discuss how various laboratory tests can analyze and identify weaknesses in one’s immune system and how this information can be used to construct a natural treatment plan. Dr. Belanger will also discuss how various laboratory tests can analyze factors that stimulate the growth of cancer and how natural medicine may overcome these growth factors. Other episodes will review the mechanisms of how cancer becomes resistant to chemotherapy and radiation and how various natural medicines may help to overcome each one of these mechanisms. We will also explore the large body of research on diet and cancer including caloric restriction, carbohydrate restriction, omega-3 fatty acids, low animal protein diets and high plant-based diets.
Location:
Tempe, AZ
Description:
This show will help you gain a deeper understanding of the published research on the integration of natural medicines into conventional cancer care. We will discuss how various laboratory tests can analyze and identify weaknesses in one’s immune system and how this information can be used to construct a natural treatment plan. Dr. Belanger will also discuss how various laboratory tests can analyze factors that stimulate the growth of cancer and how natural medicine may overcome these growth factors. Other episodes will review the mechanisms of how cancer becomes resistant to chemotherapy and radiation and how various natural medicines may help to overcome each one of these mechanisms. We will also explore the large body of research on diet and cancer including caloric restriction, carbohydrate restriction, omega-3 fatty acids, low animal protein diets and high plant-based diets.
Language:
English
Episodes
Integrative Mind Body Medicine and Cancer Recovery
11/11/2014
Join Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center as he explores the benefits of Integrative Mind Body Medicine with his guest Avinoam Lerner. Lerner is an integrative Medicine practitioner and a Clinical Hypnotherapist specializing in cancer care. His innovative approach to cancer recovery highlights the multidimensional nature of illness and the need to treat not only the body but also the Mind. Failing to do so; he argues, mean separating the person from the illness and thus failing to treat the root cause of illness. This result all too often, in cancer resurfacing in secondary medical condition. Tune in and learn about the role of the Subconscious Mind in sickness and health and how you can harness the power of your own Mind to improve the rate of your recovery.
Duration:00:55:29
Natural Medicines for CLL
11/4/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health center will discuss various natural medicines that can induce cell death in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He will discuss a laboratory test by a laboratory in Greece called RGCC that can determine the best natural therapies for CLL. He will also talk about other laboratory tests besides lymphocyte counts that can monitor disease activity and the effectiveness of the natural medicines.
Duration:00:55:04
Complementary Medicines for Kidney Cancer
10/28/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will discuss various natural medicines which may enhance the effectiveness of sunitinib or sorafenib and which may improve the immune response. Dr. Belanger will review the research on various laboratory tests which help in determining resistance mechanisms and in the selection of complementary medicines.
Duration:00:57:03
Emerging Natural Medicines for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
10/21/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center, will discuss natural medicines that may improve response rates of R-CHOP. He will also discuss laboratory tests that can predict relapse risk and natural medicines that may help prevent these risks. Natural medicines to be discussed will include selenium, lactoferrin, green tea and ellagic acid
Duration:00:56:26
Complementary Medicines for Glioblastoma multiforme
10/14/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center, will discuss natural medicines to increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy and temozolomide. In addition he will talk about complementary medicines to strengthen the immune system and inhibit tumor blood vessels.
Duration:00:56:22
Complementary Medicines for Metastatic Melanoma
10/7/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger will talk about common immune system abnormalities in people with metastatic melanoma and laboratory tests to identify these abnormalities. In addition, he will discuss how he creates a custom treatment plan of natural medicines which can correct each individual immune system abnormality. Natural medicines which may induce cell death of melanoma cells will also be discussed.
Duration:00:56:22
Natural Therapies for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
9/30/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will discuss three types of triple negative breast cancer and genetic testing from a lab called RGCC that can help determine the type. He will discuss the importance of genetic testing to determine the best natural medicines and will review a variety of natural compounds that have been studied against triple negative breast cancer in animal models.
Duration:00:58:24
Advances in Natural Medicines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
9/23/2014
Dr. James Belanger, a naturopathic doctor from the Lexington Natural Health Center, will review many of the studies being conducted on natural medicines and lung cancer. He will discuss various laboratory tests that can help select natural therapies and determine if they are effective. Topics will include natural immune boosters, blood vessels inhibitors and natural inducers of lung cancer cell death as well as natural medicines to reduce resistance to chemotherapy and tarceva
Duration:00:56:07
Emerging Natural Medicines for Multiple Myeloma
9/16/2014
Dr. James Belanger, a naturopathic doctor from the Lexington Natural Health Center, will review many of the studies being conducted on natural medicines and multiple myeloma. He will discuss various laboratory tests that can help select natural therapies and determine if they are effective. Topics will include natural immune boosters, blood vessels inhibitors and natural inducers of myeloma cell death.
Duration:00:55:35
Natural Medicines for Colon Cancer
9/9/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger will discuss natural medicines that may enhance the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of various chemotherapy drugs used to treat colon cancer. In addition he will talk about important laboratory tests that are useful to monitor in patients with colon cancer that assess improvements in their immune system and the tumor microenvironment. He will also discuss various natural medicines which may have direct inhibitory effects on colon cancer growth.
Duration:00:55:36
Complementary Medicines for Ovarian Cancer
9/2/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger will discuss natural medicines that may enhance the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of various chemotherapy drugs used to treat ovarian cancer. In addition he will talk about important laboratory tests that are useful to monitor in patients with ovarian cancer that assess improvements in their immune system and the tumor microenvironment. He will also discuss various natural medicines which may have direct inhibitory effects on ovarian cancer growth.
Duration:00:55:52
Natural medicines for pancreatic cancer
8/26/2014
In this episode, Dr. James Belanger will discuss natural medicines that may enhance the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of various chemotherapy drugs used to treat pancreatic cancer. In addition, he will talk about important laboratory tests that are useful to monitor in patients with pancreatic cancer that assess improvements in their immune system and the tumor microenvironment. He will also discuss various natural medicines which may have direct inhibitory effects on pancreatic cancer growth.
Duration:00:56:02
Circulating Tumor Cells and Chemosensitivity Testing
8/19/2014
In this episode, Dr. Belanger interviews Dr. Ioannis Papasotiriou, the founder of RGCC laboratory, a clinical laboratory in Greece that specializes in chemosensitivity/chemoresistance testing. The doctors discuss the various methods used by the lab to isolate cancer cells from the blood and to test their sensitivity to chemotherapy drugs, targeted agents and natural compounds.
Duration:00:56:00
Natural Medicines to Inhibit Tumor Angiogenesis
4/15/2014
In this show, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will discuss mechanisms of how cancer cells make blood vessels for growth (angiogenesis) and the role of the laboratory in assessing blood vessel growth factors. Research studies will be reviewed on various natural medicines that have demonstrated possible anti-angiogenesis action.
Duration:00:57:00
Natural Medicines for Castration Resistant Metastatic Prostate
4/8/2014
In this show, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will continue his discussion on the mechanisms of resistance to hormonal therapies used to treat metastatic prostate cancer. He will also review the body of research on various natural medicines which may stop or delay the resistance to hormonal therapies.
Duration:00:57:22
Stopping Hormone Resistant Prostate Cancer
4/1/2014
In this show, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will discuss natural medicines and diet therapies which may inhibit the many mechanisms prostate cancer cells acquire to become resistant to hormone therapies like lupron, casodex, zytiga and xtandi.
Duration:00:58:18
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Hormonal Therapies for Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer
3/25/2014
In this show, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will continue his discussion of natural medicines and diet therapies which may inhibit resistance mechanisms to hormonal therapies for breast cancer. He will also start a discussion of the resistance mechanisms to hormonal therapies in prostate cancer.
Duration:00:55:35
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Hormonal Therapies for Breast Cancer
3/18/2014
In this show, Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will discuss the resistance mechanisms that breast cancer cells use to overcome hormonal therapies such as aromatase inhibitors and Tamoxifen. He will also review the body of research on various natural medicines which may be combined with hormonal therapies to improve their activity and duration of response.
Duration:00:56:22
Enhancing Killer Cell Function
3/11/2014
In this show Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will have an in depth discussion on killer cells. He will review various mechanisms on how cancer cells stop killer cells from destroying them and will discuss various natural medicines which can help make killer cells work better. Laboratory tests for evaluating killer cell function will also be a part of the discussion.
Duration:00:56:48
Regulatory Tcells and Tumor Cell Counterattack Mechanisms
3/4/2014
In this show Dr. James Belanger from the Lexington Natural Health Center will talk about a type of immune suppressive cell called the regulatory T-cell which can collect around cancerous tumors and how to replace them with cancer fighting immune cells. He will discuss laboratory tests which help identify regulatory T-cells and natural compounds that have been studied on this topic. In addition he will start to review counterattack measures cancer cells implement to stop killer cell-induced death and natural medicines targets.
Duration:00:56:25