What is your body terrain and why is it important?

Your body terrain is the internal conditions of your body—nutritional status, fitness, blood sugar balance, hormone balance, inflammation, and more. The condition of your terrain can make a big difference in cancer outcomes.

Research has connected these body terrain factors to cancer risk or survival:

Webinar December 8th, 10—11:30am Pacific Time

Catching up to the Science of Cancer Care with Dr. Wayne Jonas

Our knowledge about the biology of cancer has grown tremendously in the last two decades. We now know that in managing cancer,  the environment in which cancer cells grow is as important as the cancer cell itself. Attending to that environment—the immunology, metabolism, microbiome, and our lifestyle and psychosocial environment of the person—should be a routine part of cancer care. Join host Michael Lerner in this conversation with Dr. Wayne Jonas about how whole-person care can become part of routine oncology.

This webinar is co-presented with The New School at Commonweal and will be recorded.

Learning circles

Learn, reflect, and connect through learning circles offered through a partnership of CancerChoices and Healing Circles Global.

Learning circle: What is Integrative Cancer Care
December 6th, 10–11:30am Pacific Time

In this learning circle, we explore how approaching cancer care through an integrative lens may shape your journey. Then in a small circle, you will be invited to reflect on the topic and learn from others’ experiences. 

Before we gather for our circle, we invite you to visit our website to explore and reflect in your own time what may come up for you while reading What is Integrative Cancer Care?

Invitation to provide feedback on CancerChoices

Please take a few minutes and share your experience with us.

Yoga—support for side effects and body terrain

Yoga is an ancient mind-body practice combining gentle breathing exercises, meditation, stretches and poses to promote flexibility, strength, and balance. 

Yoga is linked to better balance of body terrain factors, including body weight, blood sugar and insulin resistance, hormone balance, inflammation, and oxidation. Yoga practice is also linked to less anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disruption, stress, and other symptoms and side effects common among people with cancer.