Discover ways to improve cancer recovery and survival
Explore research-backed information on complementary therapies that may help you to reduce side effects, lower risk of recurrence, and support your longer-term survival.
Your cancer journey
You’ve been diagnosed with cancer and advised to undergo immediate standard treatments like surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. You’re told it’s your only option.
Naturally, you’re worried sick. Will the treatment work? Will I be able to tolerate it? Will I suffer long-term side-effects? Will the cancer come back?
How do I increase my chances of a full recovery?
Are there things I can do for myself? If so, what are they?
You can add Complementary therapies to your treatment for better outcomes.
Complementary therapies include a wide range of lifestyle practices, mind-body therapies, physical therapies, and supplements that have been proven, in some cases, to:
✓ Reduce treatment-related pain and organ damage
✓ Improve how well your treatment works
✓ Improve your quality of life
✓ Reduce your risk of a recurrence
✓ Support your longer-term survival
Example 1
Studies involving 68,000 cancer patients found that superior levels of exercise following diagnosis were associated with a 28%–44% reduced risk of cancer-specific death.
Example 2
A study of 5417 women with breast cancer found that users who initiated vitamin D supplementation immediately had a substantially lower breast cancer-specific mortality.
There are no guarantees.
Some therapies may help you a lot while others may have little or no effect. You won’t know until you try.
Why complementary therapies are critical
- Standard treatment usually isn’t enough
While most patients initially seem to respond to conventional treatments like chemo and surgery, all too often short-term remission is followed by a deadly recurrence. This knowledge may save your life. - Treatment-related side-effects can be long-term
Standard treatments can leave you with debilitating long-term pain and/or major organ damage. Complementary therapies can help you address some of these issues, but they are not part of standard care.
About this site
I’m Tommy Roche, creator of this free, independent patient resource designed to provide information on evidence-based complementary therapies that may help you achieve better cancer outcomes.
The information is drawn from published research and other existing sources. I carefully curate, organise, and present it here in one place to make it easier to find, understand, and use.
See About page for more.
