Integrative Medicine Program Lecture Series
Time and Location
Lectures take place at 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in Hickey Auditorium (R11.1400), unless otherwise indicated.
Calendar
January 21, 2010
Managing Key Symptoms in Oncology: The Evidence for Integrative Medicine
Debra L. Barton, Ph.D., R.N., AOCN, FAAN
Associate Professor of Oncology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
February 18, 2010
Biobehavioral Mechanisms and Tumor Progression in Ovarian Cancer
Susan Lutgendorf, Ph.D.
Professor, Departments of Psychology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology
University of Iowa
Member Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Science
Iowa City, IA
March 18, 2010
Current Issues and Trends in the Field of Herbal Dietary Supplements: Market Data, Regulation and Research
Mark Blumenthal
Founder and Executive Director
American Botanical Council (ABC)
Editor/Publisher of HerbalGram
Austin, TX
Using Natural Defense in Cancer Prevention and Care
David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., renowned psychiatrist and researcher in neurocognitive function, cofounder of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), spoke at an Integrative Medicine Program Lecture Series special program on July 12, 2009. Dr. Servan-Schreiber is the author of the acclaimed book, "Anticancer: A New Way of Life", a New York Times bestseller translated into more than 33 languages.
What health behaviors can help to stimulate our natural mechanisms against developing cancer? What has been happening since World War II in societies of developed nations that has promoted a dramatic rise in the occurrence of cancer?
Using Natural Defense in Cancer Prevention and Care (58:24)
Read more about Dr. Servan-Schreiber's visit to M. D. Anderson in Focused on Health.