What is Integrative Oncology?
Integrative oncology is a patient-centred approach to cancer care that combines conventional cancer treatment with evidence-informed complementary approaches.
Rather than replacing your oncology care, the goal is to work alongside your medical team to support your overall health and wellbeing throughout the cancer journey.
Depending on your individual needs and treatment plan, this may include support for nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, treatment-related symptoms, metabolic health, and other aspects of quality of life.
Conventional Care
Chemotherapy • radiation • surgery • medications
Integrative Support
Nutrition • lifestyle • acupuncture • symptom support
Whole-Person Care
Physical health • emotional wellbeing • quality of life
Individualized Support Through Your Cancer Journey
Every person's cancer experience is different. Your care should be, too.
Nutrition
Support for maintaining adequate nutrition and strength during treatment, managing changes in appetite or taste, and navigating nutrition questions that arise during cancer care.
Physical Health & Lifestyle
Individualized guidance around physical activity, sleep, stress management, and maintaining muscle and physical function.
Treatment-Related Symptoms
Integrative strategies may help support quality of life and manage certain symptoms associated with cancer or its treatment.
Supplements & Natural Health Products
Evidence-informed guidance on supplements and natural health products, including consideration of potential interactions with cancer treatments.
Survivorship
Support doesn't have to end when active treatment does. We can work together on nutrition, metabolic health, healthy aging, and long-term wellbeing.
Supporting You During Treatment
Cancer treatment can affect much more than the tumour itself.
Depending on your needs, we may work together to support:
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Maintaining adequate nutrition and protein intake
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Appetite and dietary challenges
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Changes in taste or smell
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Digestive symptoms
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Fatigue
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Sleep
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Stress and emotional wellbeing
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Physical activity and strength
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Treatment-related symptoms
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Safe use of supplements and natural products
Your cancer treatment remains the foundation of your care. My role is to provide additional, evidence-informed support that complements your oncology treatment plan.
Care Beyond Cancer Treatment
Finishing active treatment can bring a whole new set of questions.
How do I rebuild my strength?
What should I eat now?
Why has my weight changed?
How do I manage menopause?
How do I reduce my risk of other chronic diseases?
How do I feel like myself again?
Survivorship care provides an opportunity to focus not only on cancer recurrence, but also on your long-term health and quality of life.
Areas we may address include:
Nutrition & dietary patterns
Muscle & physical function
Metabolic health
Cardiovascular health
Weight & body composition
Sleep & stress
Healthy aging
A Thoughtful Approach to Supplements
Supplements aren't automatically safe simply because they're natural.
Some supplements may interact with medications or affect the way certain cancer treatments work. Others may have evidence for specific symptoms or situations, while evidence for many commonly promoted products remains limited.
I take a personalized, evidence-informed approach to supplement recommendations, considering your cancer diagnosis, treatment plan, medications, goals, and the available evidence.
I don't recommend supplements simply because they are marketed as "anti-cancer."
Integrative Care Works Best as Team-Based Care
Your oncology team knows your cancer treatment. My role is to provide additional support that complements that care.
With your permission, I can work within the broader healthcare team and take your diagnosis, treatment plan, medications, and other health considerations into account when developing your care plan.
Conventional oncology + naturopathic care
Different roles. Shared goal: supporting you.
Why Work With Megan?
I'm Megan Sandri, ND, a naturopathic doctor with training in integrative oncology.
Two-Year Residency in Integrative Oncology
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
My approach is grounded in evidence-informed naturopathic medicine, with a focus on individualized care, thoughtful integration with conventional treatment, and supporting quality of life throughout the cancer journey.
Who Can Benefit From Integrative Cancer Care?
You might be looking for support if you are:
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Newly diagnosed and unsure where to start
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Currently undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, immunotherapy, endocrine therapy, or other cancer treatment
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Experiencing treatment-related symptoms or nutrition challenges
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Interested in evidence-informed integrative approaches
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Transitioning from active treatment into survivorship
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Looking to rebuild strength and support long-term health after treatment
You don't need to know exactly what you need before your first appointment. We can start by reviewing your history, current treatment, goals, and concerns and determine where integrative care may be helpful.
