Our approach

EICT focuses on providing Edmonton effective evidence based natural cancer treatments.

We work alongside standard treatments to reduce side effects, improve energy, immune function and treatment outcomes.

We also provide a range of effective treatments after standard treatments have ended. 

Integrative
Approach

Our clinic supports patients:

We welcome cancer patients at any stage of their cancer journey. 

EICT provides effective solutions to improve outcomes of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. 

We also provide a range of effective alternative treatments. 

Our alternative treatments are typically used once standard treatments have ended. 

Surgery Support

EICT provides IV nutritional support prior to and immediately after surgery.

Vitamin C, Zinc and Selenium are given intravenously to improve immune function and healing.

We also ensure patients are taking modified citrus pectin (MCP) to reduce micrometastases after surgery.

MCP is helpful in breast, colon and prostate cancer and melanoma.

Green tea extract is often added as well to reduce growth of new blood vessels.

Protein shakes, as well as Zinc, Vitamin C and A are given orally to improve tissue healing and recovery.

Chemotherapy Support 

We often augment chemotherapy with both oral and intravenous options. 

We only support a chemotherapy with natural agents if there is published evidence suggesting synergy. 

For instance, in pancreatic cancer, oral curcumin will be added to gemcitabine.

In terms of IVs, one of the most common combinations we do is IV Vitamin C "IVC" and chemotherapy.

Information gleaned from various published reports suggests synergy with many common chemotherapies

For a complete discussion about IV Vitamin C, click here.

Radiation Support 

Our preference is to space IV Vitamin C treatments from Radiation treatments. 

Evidence exists for both synergy and antagonism of IVC and radiation. 

Curcumin, Melatonin and Ashwaganda are some of our favorite radiation therapy supports.
 

Curcumin can act as a radiosensitizer for various cancers: lymphoma, sarcoma, prostate, gynecologic, pancreas, liver, colorectal, breast, lung, head/neck, and glioma. 

Curcumin and melatonin can prevent radiation dermatitis. 

Four stage
Approach

Our clinic usually structures treatments on four levels:

Advanced
Natural Care

Each case will have dietary changes, supplements and IV treatments suggested and tailored specifically to your unique case.

Dietary changes are discussed based off of the evidence for your particular cancer

Nutritional supplements are always up-to-date evidence informed choices, chosen not to interact with standard care

Our clinic focuses on integrative IV options; we are highly experienced in IV therapies

Dietary Changes 

Low sugar diets have relevance to breast, prostate and gastrointestinal cancers in particular, by lowering IGF-1. 

Human tumors stimulated by insulin include breast cancer, colon cancer, various leukemia cells lines & melanoma.

Ketogenic diets have a role in brain cancers (glioma) but can also augment treatment of cancers with DCA and other metabolic cancer treatments. Recent evidence exists for "starvation" of cancer cells with these high fat ketogenic diets. 

Human evidence suggests lung and melanoma may respond to ketosis.

Preliminary evidence exists for lung, prostate and colon cancer and ketosis. 

The evidence for alkalinizing diets is weak and requires further investigation. 

Intermittent fasting is a new approach prior to chemotherapy to improve immune function. 

We will discuss the available evidence for dietary strategies in your particular cancer. 

Nutritional Supplements 

There is a massive amount of information regarding use of supplements and cancer. 

You will be given supplements to meet the specific needs of your case.

Suggested supplements differ depending on whether concurrent standard treatments are used. 

Furthermore, we often suggest the use of off label medications such as LDN, Doxycycline and Metformin. 

For example, a colon cancer patient, taking FOLFOX chemotherapy will be given - Melatonin, Coriolus Mushroom, Vitamin B6 and Glutamine to improve efficacy of therapy, reduce lowered blood counts and offset potential neuropathy and diarrhea.

In the same case example, the patient will be given metformin to reduce colon cancer stem cells and chances of recurrence.  

Intravenous Therapies 

Our clinic uses a few key injectable therapies:

IV Vitamin-C, & IV Alpha Lipoic Acid and Mistletoe 

See our detailed discussions on IV therapies we offer:

- IV Vitamin C: Click here

- IV ALA: Click here

- Mistletoe injections: Click here

We will often use IV treatments twice weekly to support our cancer patients. 

IV Vitamin C and Mistletoe are most commonly used during chemotherapy. 

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