Ep. 528: Mindful Cancer Care
Guest: Dr. Linda Carlson, University of Calgary
“Your thoughts and feelings could impact hormones and the immune and nervous systems” was Dr. Linda Carlson’s thesis.
Her goal was to confirm that mindfulness could impact and improve cancer care. “Some doctors thought that was all hocus-pocus or new-agey,” says Carlson. A well respected and rigorous researcher, Carlson says, “My approach was to conduct a disciplined scientific study that would produce evidence based therapies.”
In 2018, Carlson realized her goal and launched the Tom Baker Cancer Centre at the University of Calgary, known as the ACTION Centre or the Alberta Complementary Therapy and Integrative Oncology Centre, the first of its kind in Canada.
Using patient-centred, evidence-based therapies, Carlson says, “We use mind and body practices along with natural products coupled with lifestyle modifications alongside conventional cancer treatments.”
We invited Dr. Linda Carlson, a 2023 Dr. Rogers Prize co-winner, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about “Mindful Cancer Care.”
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