The Bastyr Center for Natural Health has expanded its integrative oncology program to better serve the needs of an increasing number of cancer patients interested in receiving high-quality care. Cancer patients will have greater access to natural therapies that complement conventional oncology treatments.
“We needed a bigger, better space to provide optimal care for our oncology patients,” said Leanna J. Standish, PhD, ND, LAc, FABNO, who previously treated integrative oncology patients at Bastyr University’s campus in Kenmore. “It makes so much sense to improve this clinical operation at Bastyr Center because it has all the facilities we need, like the dispensary, physical medicine, physicians and phlebotomists.”
Integrative cancer care aims to help keep quality of life at the forefront of a patient’s treatment plan by focusing on the patient’s whole body, mind and spirit. Clinicians focus on strengthening patient’s immune systems while also helping them withstand chemotherapy and other treatments with difficult side effects. Since 2009, nearly 650 oncology patients in all stages and types of cancer have participated in Bastyr integrative oncology studies.
The teaching clinic of Bastyr University, the Bastyr Center located on Stone Way (in a LEED-certified facility) is the largest natural health clinic in the Northwest. It offers services in naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, counseling and nutrition, but can also provide enhanced care and amenities to cancer patients including comprehensive clinical care, laboratory services and an onsite dispensary to fill prescriptions.
The Bastyr Integrative Oncology Research Center is the first integrative cancer research center in the country to receive funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM,) and has partnered with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington on groundbreaking cancer studies.
For more information on the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, visit the website or call 206/834-4100.