2001 Transcripts: Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference
Comprehensive Cancer Care 2001

2001 Table of Contents

Below are transcripts from The Center for Mind-Body Medicine's fourth annual conference, Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Complementary and Alternative Therapies, which was held on October 17-21, in Arlington, VA. We have transcribed and edited the audio recordings of the conference and have made them available to you through this site.

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Keynote & Plenary Sessions

01 Conference Openings(40 KB)
James S. Gordon, MD; Senator Tom Harkin; Stephen Strauss, MD; Jeffrey White, MD & Susan Braun, MS

02 Integrative Therapies: Moving the Field From Quackery to Quality(41 KB)
David Rosenthal, MD

03 Recovering A Sense of Service (36 KB)
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

04 Stress, Support, and Surviving with Cancer(48 KB)
David Spiegel, MD

05 Panel Discussion: What Cancer Patients Want and Need(68 KB)
Wilson Davis, D.G.; William Fair, MD; Helen Moss, D.G. & Bill Manahan, MD

06 A Progress Report: The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy(58 KB)
James S. Gordon, MD

07 Keynote: The Age of Extinctions and the Emerging Environmental Health Movement(40 KB)
Michael Lerner, PhD

08 Can Lifestyle Changes Affect the Progression of Prostrate Cancer?(62 KB)
Dean Ornish, MD

Concurrent Sessions

09 New Research on Mind-Body Interventions(77 KB)
Alastair Cunningham, PhD; Pamela Goodwin, MD; Julia Rowland, PhD & Stephen Sagar, MD

10 Emotional Factors in Cancer Progression(87 KB)
David Spiegel, MD; Lydia Temoshok, PhD; John Astin, PhD & Henry Dreher

11 Integrative Approaches to Symptom Management(70 KB)
Wendy Smith, PhD; David Beales, MRCP, MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG; Kristine Nelson, MD & Timothy Birdsall

12 The Keith Block Center Integrative Cancer Care Program(87 KB)
Keith Block, MD; Paul Carbone, MD, MACP & Joseph Lamb, MD

13 Spirituality and Cancer(75 KB)
Lora Matz, MS, LCSW & Elizabeth Targ, MD

14 New Research on CAM Approaches(79 KB)
Mary Ann Richardson, DrPH; Ian Coulter, PhD & Kevin Chen, PhD, MPH

15 New Research on Women's Cancers: Herbal Therapies & Supplements(76 KB)
Mary Beth Augustine, RN, CDN; Richard Evans, MD; Adrian Dobs, MD, MHS & Monique Class, MS, RN, CS

16 Environmental Factors in Cancer(81 KB)
Michael Lerner, PhD

17 NCI Best Case Series(70 KB)
Jeffrey White, MD & Coleen Lee, RN, MS, AOCN

18 Finding Care and Coverage: Shaping the Legislative Agenda(82 KB)
Elizabeth Clay; Sara Collina, PhD, JD; Susan Silberstein, PhD & Clem Bezold, PhD

19 Touch, Movement and Energy Medicine (70 KB)
Barbara Moquin, MSN, RN, CS-P & Shanti Norris

20 Nutritional Treatment for Brain Cancer(142 KB)
Jeanne Wallace, PhD & Frederick Smith, MD

21 Natural Angiogenesis Blockers(118 KB)
George Brewer, MD; Raymond Chang, MD, FACP; Douglas Weed, MD, PhD & Henry Dreher

22 Funding for CAM Research: Public and Private Opportunities(66 KB)
Susan Braun, MS; Fern Ingber; Evan Ross, DOM, LAC & Wendy Trocchio, MS, RN, AOCN

23 Special Issues in Cancer Care for Minorities(106 KB)
Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH; Wilson Davis, D.G. & Lauren Wood, MD

24 Healing Communities(67 KB)
David Beales, MRCP, MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG; Joanna Bull, MA, MFCC & Penny George, PsyD, LP

25 Hyperthermia: The State of the Art(102 KB)
Joan Bull, MD; Elizabeth Repasky, PhD & Michael Lumpkin, PhD

26 Antioxidants with Radiation and Chemotherapy: Pros & Cons(86 KB)
Dan Labriola, MD; Kedar Presad, PhD; Michael Hawkins, MD & Bill Manahan, MD

27 Nutritional Support for Cancer Patients: A Basic Program(85 KB)
Joel Evans, MD

28 Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Key Nutrient in Cancer Care(115 KB)
Joseph Pizzorno Jr., ND & Mark McCarty

29 Mind-Body Approaches: An Introduction to a Comprehensive Program(61 KB)
James S. Gordon, MD & Nancy Harazduk, MS, LCSW

30 The Soy Controversy in Breast Cancer Treatment(84 KB)
Mindy Kurzer, PhD; Bill Helferich, PhD; William Fair, MD & Monique Class, MS, RN

31 Traditional Chinese Medicine and supportive Cancer Care(95 KB)
Stephen Sagar, MD

32 Integrative Nursing Care(61 KB)
Janice Post-White, RN, PhD, FAAN & Mary Jane Ott, MN, MA, RNCS

33 Research Updates(81 KB)
Alexander Sun, PhD; Sophie Chen, PhD & Patrick Mansky, MD

Pre-Conference Workshops not Transcribed (Audio Available)

34 Integrating Mind-Body Skills into Cancer Care: A Large and Small Group Experience
James S. Gordon, MD; Joel Evans, MD; Nancy Harazduk, MS, LICSW; Carol Jacobs, LCSW;
Julie Jacobson, MS, RN, CS; Kelsey Meneham, LCSW-C; Amy Shinal, MSW; Judith Siegerl, LCSW-C &
Rick Steinberg, MD

35 Nutrition and Cancer: Scientific Basis and Clinical Applications
Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, CNS

36 Creating an Integrative Program of Cancer Care
Keith Block, MD

38 Chinese Medicine
Raymond Chang, MD, FACP

39 Writing an NIH Research Grant: A Practical Workshop
Christine Goertz, DC, PhD

40 Guided Imagery in Cancer Care
Martin Rossman, MD

41 In the Service of Life: Reclaiming the Heart and Soul of the Healer
Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, PhD

43 The Art of Healing
Bernie Siegel, MD

44 Sexuality and Cancer Care
Felice Dunas, PhD & Carolyn Hendricks

45 Integrated Cancer Care: Determining Effective Strategies for Education Research & Clinical Practice
David Rosenthal, MD; Charles Loprinzi, MD; Debasish Tripathy, MD; David Eisenberg, MD & Simone Zappa, MBA, RN