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Comprehensive care for the patient and family with cancer. Individualized treatment plans are based upon respect for patient values and goals. We have experience in both conventional and complementary therapies and seek to integrate the best of each system.
Many patients are comfortable with mainstream medicine and wish to receive standard treatment in a supportive and compassionate environment. Many others wish to integrate conventional and complementary therapies and are looking for a physician who is respectful of their desires and can help guide them.
If chemotherapy is part of the program, it is given in our office with an emphasis upon minimizing side effects and allowing the person to maintain as normal a lifestyle as possible.
There is a strong emphasis upon psychological support for patient and family both during and after treatment. Psychological and psycho-spiritual techniques are recommended and include imagery, biofeedback, meditation, stress reduction, and prayer.
For patients who wish to include Chinese medicine, Catherine Burns, Damon Miller, M.D., and Margaret Barilli provide acupuncture and herbal medicine. They maintain their own offices but work closely with us to integrate their services with ours. For patients who wish to use imagery and visualization as part of their treatment, Jeanne Fourier conducts classes and provides individual consultation. We are happy to coordinate treatments with other practitioners as well.
Catherine Burns 650 949-3637
Damon Miller 650-566-9955
Margaret Barilli 831-332-0148
Nutritional advice is individualized and varies according to the needs of the patient at the time.
Second opinions and integrative treatments
We offer consultation to develop a strategy to deal with cancer as well as coordinate conventional and complementary therapies. Patients may wish independent evaluation of their treatment program in an effort to integrate therapies as well as insure that they are not missing some important component of their treatment. For patients who are unable to come to our office we offer consultation by telephone.
Hematology:
Diagnosis and treatment of blood diseases such as anemia, leukemia, and bleeding or bruising problems.
Psychotherapy and counseling:
For individuals, couples, and families; treatment of depression, anxiety disorders; psychological support for patients with medical illness, and patients with family crises.
Oriental Medicine:
Acupuncture and herbal medicine, for treatment of chronic pain, cancer, side effects of cancer treatment, and selected medical conditions.
Imagery and Hypnosis
Jeanne Fournier offers individual consultation to patients who wish to use self-hypnosis, imagery and visualization as part of their treatment program. These techniques are useful in controlling chemotherapy side effects as well as in providing an effective means of active participation in the healing process. Jeanne also offers free classes through Stanford, the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, and the Community Breast Health Project. She may be contacted directly at 650-279-8772
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