ICT Module I
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
Schedule:
| Integrative Cancer Fellowship | Mark Rosenberg, MD | 1 hr |
| Concepts in Cancer Prevention | Sean Devlin, DO | 2.5 hr |
| Anti-Cancer Foods and Nutrients in Cancer Prevention | Olivier Wenker, MD | 2 hr |
| Understand the Role of Radiation Exposure as a Possible Cause of Cancer | Olivier Wenker, MD | 0.5 hr |
| Breast Cancer- Is Prevention Possible? | Peggy Watson, MD | 2 hr |
| Cancer Origin and Management | Thomas Seyfried, PhD | 1.5 hr |
| Principles of Integrative Oncology Evaluation of Cancer Risk, and Strategies for Prevention | Isaac Eliaz, MD | 1.5 hr |
| Mind-Body Medicine and Cancer Treatment – The Role of Emotions, Stress and How to Utilize the Mind-Body Connection | Isaac Eliaz, MD | 1.5 hr |
| Vitamin D: Cancer Prevention and Treatment | Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS | 2 hr |
| Telomeres, Aging and Disease | Mark Rosenberg, MD | 1 hr |
| Advances in Cancer Metabolic Therapies | Mark Rosenberg, MD | 2 hr |
| Obesity, Insulin and Cancer: The Role Insulin-IGF Pathway on the Origins and Outcome of Cancer | Barry Boyd, MD | 2 hr |
| Micronutrients and Cancer Prevention | Barry Boyd, MD | 1 hr |
| Whole Food Diet as a Chemopreventive Strategy | Patrick Quillin, PhD, RD, CNS | 3 hr |
