Health coaching is an integral part of integrative medicine. It is a uniquely self-empowering approach, supporting you to actively participate in your own care and to improve your health and wellbeing with sustainable lifestyle choices that are important to you. This article on health coaching for cancer support has been written by Dr Penny Kechagioglou, consultant clinical oncologist and health coach.

Integrative oncology (IO) is a patient-centred, evidence-informed field of cancer care that utilises psychological, nutritional, lifestyle and complementary interventions alongside conventional cancer treatments to support better quality of life, improve resilience, minimise the side effects of treatment and improve outcomes.