Beyond the Tumor: Whole-Person Cancer Care

A cancer diagnosis affects far more than the body. In part one, Dr. Eve Glazier sits down with UCLA Health radiation oncologist, lifestyle medicine physician and actor Dr. Roy Vongtama to explore what it means to care for the whole person. They discuss the experiences that shaped Dr. Vongtama's approach to medicine, how evidence-based lifestyle medicine complements modern cancer treatment, and why empathy, presence and partnership remain essential to high-quality care.
Show Notes
Healing Before You're Cured: The Evidence-Based Guide to Taking Control of Your Body and Mind by Roy Vongtama, MD: mdroy.com/book
How a Whole-Person Lifestyle Approach May Support Cancer Care
Lifestyle Interventions and Prostate Cancer bit.ly/4fYCD7c
Lifestyle Factors and Breast Cancer Outcomes bit.ly/4pOCrL9
Sleep Regularity May Be More Important Than Sleep Duration for Overall Survival, Cancer Risk, and Cardiovascular Health bit.ly/4h40cwn
Health Outcomes Associated with Vegetarian and Vegan Diets bit.ly/4fvZB40
Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Long-Term Health Outcomes bit.ly/4hAVNBc
Mediterranean Diet and Health bit.ly/3RwuxcF
Emotional Health and Cancer Outcomes bit.ly/4hzXdfh bit.ly/4fZ8LaG
Study Suggesting That Patients Who Expressed Anger Prior to Treatment Experienced Better Outcomes bit.ly/4yKWWMR
Podcast Credits for UCLA Health Medically Speaking with Dr. Eve Glazier:
• Host: Dr. Eve Glazier
• Executive Producers: Annie Krasnow, Michael Burke
• Producers: Niki Miller, Jessica Alabastro
• Creative Producer: Kanza Shaheen
• Social Media and Communications: Bonnie Kim
• Technical Directors: Adrian Cardoso, Andrew Stocks
• Editor: Tony Sweet
• Recorded at: Canella Media
Special thanks to our expert guests and the incredible staff across UCLA Health who make this podcast possible. A special thank you to Johnese Spisso, President of UCLA Health and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System, for her visionary leadership and support. We are also grateful to the patients and families whose stories inspire our work every day.
Produced by: UCLA Health Communications & Marketing
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