Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND Recently I had a patient who I have been working with for several years who has been using naturopathic medicine in conjunction with chemotherapy from the very beginning of her cancer treatment. She has breezed through multiple rounds of chemotherapy with minimal side effects and her oncologist has been…
How Can Integrative Cancer Care Prevent Cancer?
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc (Hons) It seems that every week there is another headline talking about the importance of preventative medicine. These articles often focus on how much money governments could save if people were adequately screened to treat disease before it manifests into a complex clinical pathology. Clearly improved screening is…
Turning up the Heat on Colorectal Cancer
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc (Hons) Loco-regional hyperthermia is an advanced adjunctive cancer therapy which involves heating the tumour immediately after chemotherapy or radiation. Hyperthermia is characterized as the fourth pillar in treating cancer, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. This therapy is commonly used in hospitals and clinics across Europe and Asia but…
The Real Truth About Cancer
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc (Hons) Recently there have been a surge in patients seeking alternative cures for cancer after watching the popular series “The Truth About Cancer”. This series does an excellent job of raising awareness about various natural therapies but it does patients a great disservice by discouraging patients from using…
Detoxification and Cancer
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc (Hons) On a regular basis I have cancer patients come to my clinic who when diagnosed immediately started a self prescribed detox protocol to rid their body of the toxins from cancer. Intuitively it makes sense to remove toxins from a body fighting cancer. The cancer is very…
Immunotherapy vs. Chemotherapy
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc Recently, there has been a surge of interest in immunotherapies and cancer care. These therapies are a major paradigm shift from conventional chemotherapy. In the past, cytotoxic chemotherapy was the only option available to many patients. This involves the use of compounds that are toxic to both cancerous…
Hyperthermia: An Emerging Adjunctive Cancer Therapy
Written By: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc Hyperthermia is an emerging therapy that has great potential as an adjunctive cancer therapy. In Germany, hyperthermia, also known as “oncothermia” has been used for decades in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiation. These advanced medical devices significantly heat up the tumour and this causes profound metabolic changes within…
New Book Release! Integrative Cancer Care: The Power of Being Informed by Dr. Adam McLeod
We are very excited to announce the release of Dr. Adam McLeod‘s fifth book, Integrative Cancer Care: The Power of Being Informed. The field of integrative cancer care is vast and patients often become overwhelmed with information. This book describes evidence based natural therapies that are available and how they can be used in an…
Intravenous Alpha Lipoic Acid
Written by. Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc (Hons) Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is an antioxidant that has been used for decades to help with nerve related symptoms of diabetes. It can also be used to treat a long list of conditions including cancer. ALA is a unique antioxidant because due to its molecular structure, it can…
Diabetes drugs for Cancer?
Written by: Dr. Adam McLeod, ND, BSc(Hon) Can drugs traditionally used for diabetes also be helpful with cancer? There is a growing body of evidence which indicates that both Metformin and a class of drugs known as thiazolidinediones can be a useful adjunctive cancer therapy. The biochemical mechanism behind this anticancer effect is poorly defined…