These basic (and modifiable) lifestyle variables are among the most highly associated with cancer development, recurrence and progression. Calculate your risk score with this simple online tool. ... [Read More]
Optimizing Our Health
Dr. Brian Lawenda's introductory lecture at the 2018 UsToo International Prostate Cancer Pathways for Patients & Caregivers Conference (June 23, 2018). The topics discussed are relevant to both men and women and those with and without ... [Read More]
Dr. Lawenda Discusses The Importance Of Second Opinions In Prostate Cancer Care
KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Dr. Lawenda Discusses The Importance Of Second Opinions In Prostate Cancer Care (July 29, 2017) In most cases, a new diagnosis of prostate cancer doesn't need to be treated (or even screened in the first place.) ... [Read More]
Dr. Lawenda Discusses How Inflammation Fuels Cancers and Chronic Diseases
KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Dr. Lawenda Discusses How Inflammation Fuels Cancers and Chronic Diseases (May 20, 2017) https://vimeo.com/218490922 I think most of us typically think of inflammation as our body’s protective response to ... [Read More]
Dr. Lawenda Discusses How To Optimize The Immune System
KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Optimizing The Immune System (March 27, 2017) https://vimeo.com/210275456 ... [Read More]
Dr. Lawenda Discusses Colon and Rectal Cancer
KNDU/NBC TV "Living Well" Show: Colorectal Cancer (March 11, 2017) https://vimeo.com/208164143 ... [Read More]
Toxic Produce, Light Therapy, Ketogenic Diet And More
The 2016 "Dirty Dozen" and "Clean Fifteen" Lists Are Out EWG's "Dirty Dozen" for the first time rates strawberries as the #1 most toxic produce item. They are contaminated by pesticides linked to cancer, reproductive and developmental damage, ... [Read More]
Resistance Exercise Beats Aerobic Exercise
I counsel patients all the time on the beneficial effects of physical activity on cancer outcomes: lower risk of developing cancer lower risk of cancer progression lower risk of cancer recurrence lower risk of dying from cancer may even ... [Read More]
Exercise May Make Chemotherapy Work Better
If you want to supercharge the effect of your chemotherapy, get out there and exercise. A new study done in mice, finds that when combined with chemotherapy, exercise slowed tumor growth and increased tumor cell death by 150% more than ... [Read More]
Controlling Blood Sugar and Reversing Insulin Resistance
Having high-blood sugar levels and insulin resistance is a bad combination. They increase systemic inflammation, DNA-damaging free radical levels and cellular aging, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, obesity and risks of heart disease, diabetes (no ... [Read More]
Make Your Body Less Conducive To Cancer (Video)
Watch Dr. Brian Lawenda's seminar on integrative oncology- a special type of cancer care that combines conventional cancer and medical treatments along with anticancer lifestyle counseling and evidence-informed complementary and alternative ... [Read More]
Dr Brian Lawenda’s Breast Cancer Talk (Video)
Watch Dr. Brian Lawenda’s talk on a breast cancer. He discusses a variety of related topics, such as: Reducing your risk of developing breast cancer Introduction to the role of integrative oncology in breast cancer care Breast cancer ... [Read More]
Dr Lawenda Discusses Cancer Screening and Risks (Listen)
Learn about some of the most common cancer screening recommendations and cancer risk factors in Dr. Brian Lawenda's, June 2014, 17-minute, interview on the Alan Stock Show (KDWN, AM 720). As always you'll also hear his plug on the importance of ... [Read More]
Dr Lawenda Discusses Integrative Oncology (Listen)
Learn about Dr. Lawenda's integrative oncology practice. During this 60-minute interview he discusses how he combines state of the art cancer treatments, complementary therapies and anticancer lifestyle changes. Radio interview on the Healthy ... [Read More]
Exercise Duration And Intensity Matters
It's abundantly clear that if you want to reduce your risk of developing cancer exercise is important. Additionally, if you are a cancer survivor exercise has been shown in numerous studies to significantly lower your risk of cancer recurrences ... [Read More]
I Am One Of The Most Important Factors Driving Cancer Growth
Chronic inflammation is one of the main driving factors that fuels cancer (and almost all chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer's, arthritis, etc.) Your job is to reduce the amount of chronic inflammation in your body. ... [Read More]
Lowering Cholesterol May Reduce Breast Cancer Growth
Breast cancer is sneaky. A new study discovers a trick that breast cancers use to get around some of our best drugs. If you know about this trick you'll be able to take action to put a stop to it. The Background: Two-thirds of all breast cancers ... [Read More]
Break up the day with activity to anti-cancerize your cells
We have known for a while that cancer survivors who get at least 150-minutes of moderate intensity exercise each week (i.e. 30-minutes per day, 5-days per week) have much lower rates of cancer recurrence and death than those who are less active. A ... [Read More]
Housework May Not Be Physical Enough
Getting 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity exercise is associated with lower risks of cancer development, growth and recurrence. Although any amount of exercise is more healthful than being sedentary, the intensity and duration of that ... [Read More]
Adrenal Exhaustion and Cancer: Is This Real?
Medical school teaches nothing about adrenal exhaustion (also known as adrenal fatigue). Most conventionally trained physicians believe this not to be a real medical diagnosis. Instead, it is simply felt to be only in the mind of the patient with no ... [Read More]
How To Begin An Exercise Routine (For Cancer Patients And Survivors): Part IV
In this article (the fourth and final in our series on “How To Begin An Exercise Routine”) we discuss how to start exercising if you have physical limitations from cancer or other health conditions. Authored By: Janette Powell (Physical ... [Read More]
How To Begin An Exercise Routine (For Cancer Patients And Survivors): Part III
The second article in our series presented some beginner approaches to walking, running, cycling and swimming. In this article (the third in our series on “How To Begin An Exercise Routine”) we are going to introduce you to some of the more ... [Read More]
How To Begin An Exercise Routine (For Cancer Patients And Survivors): Part II
This is the second article in our series on "How To Begin An Exercise Routine (for cancer patients and survivors.)" In this article, we present some beginner approaches to walking, running, cycling and swimming. We also discuss ways to use heart rate ... [Read More]
How To Begin An Exercise Routine (For Cancer Patients And Survivors): Part I
This is the first article in our series on "How To Begin An Exercise Routine (for cancer patients and survivors.)" If you are currently living with cancer or had cancer in the past you may be facing a unique set of challenges or uncertainties due to ... [Read More]
What If Living An Anti-Cancer Lifestyle Only Reduces Cancer By 1%?
Try this on for size. If there was a mere 1% reduction in the incidence of U.S. cancer mortality (e.g. lung, colon, breast, leukemia, pancreatic, brain), researchers estimate that this would save between $230-$308 BILLION dollars each year due to ... [Read More]
Yoga for Cancer Recovery
I'm sure you've heard that Yoga, a 5,000+ year old practice, can help in your cancer recovery. Yoga combines exercise (postures, called asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama) and meditation...a system that has been scientifically proven ... [Read More]
Foods to Fight Cancer and the “Five Golden Rules”
Dr Richard Beliveau (author of one of my favorite books, Foods to Fight Cancer) spoke at the 2012 Union for International Cancer Control World Cancer Congress. Here are his key points Not all fruits and vegetables protect against cancer; ... [Read More]
Exercise and Cancer 101: Why You Should Just Do It!
Why is exercise so important: Exercise reduces your risk of developing cancer. Exercise during and after cancer treatment may reduce your risk of cancer recurrence and progression. Exercise improves quality of life in cancer patients and ... [Read More]
Dying from prostate or colorectal cancer is reduced by up to 61% with exercise!!
Harvard researchers (reporting in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, in January 2011) discovered that men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer who exercised at least 3-hours each week decreased their risk of dying from prostate cancer by 61% compared ... [Read More]