Integrative Cancer Therapy Fellowship
Module I: Cancer Prevention

Upon completion of the module, the participant will:

• Know the role stress plays in the genesis of cancer cells
• Understand the role that sugar has in feeding cancer cells
• Recognize the role inflammation plays in the development of cancer
• Aid the patient in developing an anticancer environment for their body
• Learn anticancer foods
• Understand the role nutrients have in cancer prevention
• Know the role emotions play in cancer development
• Understand the value of cancer screening tests
• Learn medications that may be related to the development of cancer
• Know environmental toxins that may be associated with increasing a patient's risk of cancer
• Emphasize nutrients that may aid in decreasing a patient's risk of cancer development
• Learn about cancer vaccines
• Review the studies relating fluoride intake and increase in cancer risk
• Review the literature concerning alcohol use and the risk of certain cancers
• Look at the medical literature related to high intake of some nutrients increasing the risk of cancers (B12, Folic acid)
• Realize that an imbalance of fatty acids in the body may increase the risk of tumor growth
• Understand that a diet high in omega-6-fatty acids increase estradiol levels which can increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer
• Recognize the role that cigarette smoking/tobacco use has in increasing the risk of several cancers
• Evaluate exposure to environmental toxins
• Understand the role of radiation exposure as a possible cause of cancer; Radiation Onc
• Understand the molecular mechanisms of aging and its prevention including somatic mutation, telomere loss, mitochondrial damage, formation of free radicals, cell senescence, DNA repair and genome stability, and caloric restriction
• Know the epidemiology of the known causes of cancer