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Community Leaders Max Keeping, Rabbi Bulka, Richard Patten, Jackie King, Stephen Lerner and Kyle Braatz Named Among Board Members OTTAWA, May 26, 2014 – The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC), the first of its kind in Eastern Canada today announced the formation of a new Community Advisory Board to be chaired by John Kelly, one of Ottawa’s most…

Open Medicine: A peer-reviewed, independent, open-access journal. April 15, 2014 – A new integrative literature review published today in Open Medicine looks at how patients dealing with cancer make decisions around incorporating complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) therapies into their treatment. The study appears online on Open Medicine. “It’s time for decision support programs to be integrated…

The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre Launches Spring for Cancer Campaign with Your Anti-Cancer Food Guide Kit Donors have access to a rich & colourful OICC food guide, as well as delicious & easy recipes and informative store tours produced in collaboration with Natural Food Pantry. OTTAWA, April 1, 2014 – The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) today…

Learn how to make exercise a key lifestyle change for cancer prevention and to reduce side effects associated with conventional treatment. January 8, 2014 – Start the New Year off right on January 14th!  Join a unique 3-month exercise and education program to learn how to make simple lifestyle changes that can reduce risk of cancer, and improve…

August 15, 2013 Toronto, Ontario – Sex – we all think about it, and in most cases have conflicting feelings about how and where it should be talked about. Cancer diagnosis and treatment can create havoc in people’s lives and can often disrupt their sense of themselves – as healthy, sexual beings. In a culture where…

“The Elephant in the Room” – Cancer Patients Increasingly Supplementing Treatment with Integrative Therapies – Practice Still Not Seen as a Mainstream Protocol with Physicians. February 19, 2013 Toronto, Ontario – Integrative health options are increasingly becoming part of the daily health practices of many Canadians. Amongst Canadian cancer patients between 34%-80% of individuals are using…

Great Big Sea’s Murray Foster debuted and dedicated his new song “Open Arms” to patients of the OICC. The OICC is a new cancer care and research centre focused on prevention and improving quality of life for those living with cancer. OTTAWA, October 15, 2012 – The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre  held a ribbon cutting ceremony at…

The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre is a not-for-profit cancer care and research center delivering whole-person cancer care and scientifically grounded, evidence-informed complementary medicine. OTTAWA, Ontario – March 26, 2012 – The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) has opened its doors to provide multi-disciplinary complementary medicine and whole-person care for people with cancer, and to those…

New Integral Healing Program provides cancer patients and families with awareness of whole-person cancer care and complementary medicine benefits. OTTAWA, Ontario – March 26, 2012 – The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) has launched an innovative whole-person cancer-care education program in partnership with the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft Centre. The “Integral Healing Program: Empowerment…