Integrative Oncology combines the discipline of modern science with the wisdom of the remedies of yesteryears.  It’s a specialty within Oncology which combines traditional cancer treatments with scientifically-proven complementary therapies that will increase the effectiveness, ease the symptoms, and minimize the toxicity and side effects while significantly improving the quality of life of cancer patients.

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Traditional oncology focuses on destroying the illness, but simultaneously, it also destroys the health of the patient.  Integrative Oncology supports the vitality and health of the patient while battling the illness.

 

At the Centro Oncológico Integral de Puerto Rico we treat the cancer patient… not just the cancer.  We understand each cancer patient is a whole – body, mind and spirit – and all these elements play an important role in the disease and its cure.

 

Among the therapies used at the Centro Oncológico Integral de Puerto Rico are:

 

Integrative Oncology has been practiced around the world for many years now.   And now, the Centro Oncológico Integral de Puerto Rico proudly has the first two integrative oncologists in the Island, designing Treatment Plans that integrate these therapies from the onset.

 

Many, as soon as they receive a cancer diagnosis, seek first the guidance of a traditional oncologist and afterwards, many times unbeknownst to the oncologist, they consult with professionals in other health disciplines to complement their traditional treatment.  The advantage of the Centro Oncológico Integral de Puerto Rico, and to have Dr. Madeleine García Soberal and Dr. Yelitza Ruiz Candelaria, the only integrative oncologists in Puerto Rico as your doctors, is they first make sure they provide the best and most robust recommendation on the traditional oncology portion.  Then, they complement the oncology treatment with the added therapies needed to make that traditional treatment more effective, work faster, with the least amount of side-effects and with the best quality of life for the patient in the process.

 

Our doctors have had excellent results throughout their careers caring for cancer patients combining traditional and complementary treatments.  The words of their patients are inspiring and certainly bring to life the benefits of Integrative Oncology.

 

By definition, Integrative Oncology works using a combination of different types of therapies, but its real success lies on how the right combination can create synergy – where the combination of treatments plus the patient’s positive outlook can actually deliver an even better result than by just using conventional treatments.

 

Therefore, the most important element in an Integrative Oncology treatment is the individual himself.  With the guidance of our doctors, Dr. Madeleine García Soberal and Dr. Yelitza Ruiz Candelaria, each patient can find within himself the key to their recovery.  At the Centro Oncológico Integral de Puerto Rico we try to provide a safe and positive environment for all our patients.  Getting to know themselves better, adopting healthier lifestyles, learning to see their cancer diagnosis as a personal learning opportunity…  that’s when true cancer healing starts to blossom.