Matthew Zachary: The Society for Integrative Oncology Gets It
Matthew Zachary, American advocate, Entertainer and Speaker, posted on LinkedIn:
“The Society for Integrative Oncology gets it. They always have. While most of the system still treats patients like lab rats in gowns, SIO has spent two decades insisting that cancer care actually include the human being in the room.
Their latest piece lays it out clearly. Sleep. Food. Exercise. Community. Real support. Not junk science, not Goop crap, but actual evidence-based practices to help people live while the system focuses on keeping them technically alive.
I’ve spoken at SIO. I’ve walked their halls. These are the grown-ups in the room. They’re not pushing lavender oil and Vitamin Z. They’re pushing acupuncture for neuropathy. Music therapy for chemo anxiety. Nutrition that doesn’t come in a beige tray with a Jell-O cup.
You’d think this approach would be standard. It’s not. Because comfort doesn’t get reimbursed. And patient dignity isn’t in most clinical trial endpoints. But SIO keeps showing up, raising the bar, and backing it up with data.
I support them because they refuse to forget that patients are people. Full stop.
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