Seattle Area Integrative Oncology Study

Fallleaves

Just thought I'd post this for those of you living in the Seattle area who would be interested in participating in a study of whether integrative oncology benefits breast cancer patients. 

http://www.bastyr.edu/research/studies/breast-canc...

Status:

Recruiting

Study area:

Oncology

Principal investigator:

Leanna J. Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, FABNO; M. Robyn Andersen, PhD

Project period:

8/1/10 – 12/31/18

Primary funding by: NIH/NCCAM Grant No. 1R01AT005873; Study Expansion funding by: Lotte & John Hecht Foundation

HYPOTHESIS: IO services improve patients' quality of life and decrease cancer recurrence rates in breast cancer patients as compared to women with similar disease states and prognoses who do not receive IO care, and may or may not use CAM treatment on their own.

STUDY POPULATION: All breast cancer patients seeking care at participating IO clinics who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria are eligible to participate. Matched comparison cases will be identified from Washington State CSS.

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

• IO patients with primary diagnosis of breast cancer and receiving care at a participating clinic.
• Matched cancer cases from CSS database
• Ages 18 to 100
• Can provide informed consent
• Can read and understand the questionnaires

• To participate in the study, click on the name of the clinic. You will be taken to their website to schedule an appointment.
  • Bastyr Integrative Oncology Research Center, Kenmore, WA
  • Seattle Cancer Treatment & Wellness Center, Renton, WA
  • Seattle Integrative Oncology at Institute of Complementary Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Seattle Integrative Oncology at Providence ICC, Olympia, WA
  • Red Cedar Wellness Center, Bellevue, WA
  • Tree of Health Integrative Medicine, LLC, Woodinville, WA

GrammyR

Falleaves- I hope to get more info on it. I am awaiting call back from Seattle Cancer ad Wellness Center next week as they are trying to get my current Health Plan ins group to cover. It is amazing to me and very upsetting that my MO here has never given me any options . It may be too late but at least a consult will make me feel like I have an option.

Fallleaves

Good luck, GrammyR! I hope the insurance stuff works out, and you can get some helpful and effective treatment options! Seems like they are getting some good results.