It is no secret that effective cancer treatments can be hard on the body. In this episode, my guest and I address the myth that treatment is over after the last round of chemo or radiation. There are evidence-based Integrative medicine approaches that can be used to address symptoms from conventional care and to lower the risk of recurrence. 

 

Joining us is Dr. Amy Rothenberg, both a provider and a cancer survivor, to understand more about this topic.

 

In this episode, we discuss:

 

(00:32) Introduction 

(01:50) Dr. Rothenberg gets into triathlon

(05:00) Her experience as a doctor

(06:10) How people go through any illness without being a doctor

(07:11) Let's plan the dive and let’s dive the plan

(07:47) The internet is not our friend here

(08:31) The concept of doctors as teachers

(10:00) As a doctor and being a patient

(11:00) What is life after treatment?

(14:00) The realization that inspires her to write a book

(15:11) Say Goodbye to the Girls

(15:58) This is the book!

(18:56) One in three and the survivors 

(21:30) Small steps to the right direction 

(22:10) Aim low, aim long

(25:01) Fix that leaky bucket!

(26:00) Give yourself at least a year

(28:00) Direction of healing

(29:09) The positive spiral of health

(30:00) Where can they get her book “You Finished Treatment, Now What?”

 

Dr. Amy Rothenberg has practiced naturopathic medicine since 1986. She was the longtime medical editor for the Institute of Natural Medicine. When diagnosed with cancer in 2014, Dr. Rothenberg sought care at a renowned teaching hospital and had naturopathic doctors who specialize in integrative oncology on her medical dream team. Her book, You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors is a roadmap for lifestyle and natural medicine to address health challenges that persist after care, and to reduce the risk of recurrence. Dr. Rothenberg is the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, 2017 Physician of the Year.

 

Her book You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors.

 

Available wherever books are sold. Launch date 9/27/22.

 

For more details about Dr. Amy Rothenberg, visit her website www.DrAmyRothenberg.com or connect with her through these platforms:

 

• Twitter: @dramybeth
• Instagram: dramybethrothenberg
• Linkedin
• Facebook
• www.nhcmed.com

 

"Showing people the evidence is one key way to help them make small steps. Small enduring steps in the right direction."

-Dr. Amy Rothenberg

 

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