March 25, 2010 - Do you have cancer? Do you know about integrated cancer care? Growing scientific evidence exists that engaging patients in an integrative approach to care (i.e. exercise, healthful nutrition, massive stress reduction, emotional support, etc.) can substantially improve quality-of-life, reduce the risk of recurrence, and improve survival. If you want to know more about your options… or if you want to know how you can create for yourself an optimal recovery plan consider attending one of InspireHealth’s two upcoming LIFE program workshops in Kamloops.

The LIFE program is for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer who…

• Feels uncertain or overwhelmed by the diagnosis and its emotional impact
• Wants guidance to understand options and create an action plan
• Wants to take charge of their life and health
• Wants to rekindle passion and joy in living
• Wants help making the big decisions necessary regarding treatment options
• Wants to create a supportive network / community of others living with cancer
• Wants cutting-edge research on the latest developments in integrative cancer care
• Wants to learn practical tools to reduce stress
• Wants to learn healthy ways to communicate with doctors, family and friends
• Wants to explore how having meaning and purpose in life affects health

Over the past two years, hundreds of patients and health professionals from the Kamloops area were able to attend informative and life enhancing seminars. Due to the high demand, InspireHealth physician, Dr. Teresa Clarke, returns to Kamloops for the weeks of May 3rd to 7th and June 14th to 18th 2010.

InspireHealth’s LIFE Program
Monday, May 3rd 9:00 am – 4:00 pm,
Monday, June 14th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Patient Consultations with Dr. Clarke
Tuesday, May 4th – Friday, May 7th,
Tuesday, June 15th – Friday, June 18th

If you have been diagnosed with cancer, you are eligible to register for the LIFE Program and see Dr. Clarke in Kamloops.  Your registration and a consultation can be made by calling Alka or Chantal at 604.734.7125. Please note these programs are designed for new InspireHealth patients. Patient visits with Dr. Clarke are covered by the BC Medical Service Plan. See attached for LIFE Program fees and details.

What LIFE Program participants are saying…

• “Best course I’ve ever taken. It’s given me the confidence to be able to deal with the cancer”
• “It was worth the money. I wasn’t going to take it because I thought I knew it all already, but I learned so much.”
• “This program is a MUST for every person diagnosed with cancer. I cannot believe this is not mandatory for patients in the healthcare system. I received more benefit than I ever imagined.”

InspireHealth is Canada’s first and foremost integrative cancer care centre. Since 1997, it has provided integrated –cost-effective– care to over 5,000 British Columbians with cancer. At the forefront of cancer care, InspireHealth provides patients with the knowledge, tools, and services to support their overall health during and after cancer treatment. InspireHealth medical doctors honour the value of conventional cancer treatments; at the same time, they recognize the importance of supporting health, immune function, body, mind, and spirit. 
 
Dr. Teresa Clarke, BSc, MD, is InspireHealth’s Director of Outreach Services. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia where she obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and a Doctorate of Medicine (UBC, MD 1981). She practiced as a conventional family physician for 10 years prior to developing an interest in integrative medicine.

InspireHealth would like to acknowledge the support of the Kamloops Community for this program.