Bastyr teaching clinic expands integrative oncology services

Cancer patients will have greater access to natural therapies that complement their conventional oncology treatments

In order to better serve the needs of the increasing number of cancer patients interested in receiving high-quality integrative care, Bastyr Center for Natural Health is expanding its integrative oncology program in March 2014. The Bastry Center for Natural Health is the primary teaching clinic for Bastyr University, and is located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle at 3670 Stone Way N, Seattle 98103, 206-834-4100.

The teaching clinic, the largest natural health clinic in the Northwest, will now provide enhanced care and amenities to cancer patients, including comprehensive clinical care, laboratory services and an on site dispensary to fill prescriptions.

“We needed a bigger, better space to provide optimal care for our oncology patients,” says Leanna J. Standish, PhD, ND, LAc, FABNO, who previously treated integrative oncology patients at the University’s campus in Kenmore, Wash. 

Dr. Standish and her colleagues will work with patients’ oncologists and other medical specialists to provide complementary treatments in:

• Naturopathic medicine
• Acupuncture
• Botanical medicine
• Nutritional care
• Mind-body medicine (such as yoga and meditation)

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. 

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.

Bastyr University is located in Kenmore.