Cancer treatment frequently leaves significant supportive care gaps in symptom management, physical rehabilitation, and psychological distress. At Synthesis Clinic, our evidence-informed clinical yoga therapy service led by specialist therapist Marcia Mercier is integrated directly into our integrative oncology care plans. Yoga therapy provides personalised input based on individual needs, aiming to alleviate cancer-related fatigue, sleep disturbances, and autonomic nervous system dysregulation, working alongside standard medical care.

Our new paper in Frontiers in Oncology asked 232 UK women with breast cancer about the support they received. Sleep, sexual health, nutrition, exercise and menopause emerged as the areas most often left unaddressed. Here is what we found, and how our multidisciplinary integrative cancer care team works alongside standard oncology care to close those gaps.

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel reflects on 2023, including her work as the Director and Head of Integrative Cancer Care at Synthesis Clinic, the launch of the Oncio app, events, lectures, two new postgraduate degrees and integrative oncology publications.