Wellness for Cancer Initiative Partners with Anticancer Lifestyle Program making resources available worldwide to the wellness and cancer community. Your Lifestyle Matters. he Global Wellness Institute (GWI) Wellness for Cancer Initiative led by Chair Julie Bach and Vice Chair Shamali Singhal, MD, was formed to bridge the world of wellness with the world of medical. The Initiative has partnered with the Anticancer Lifestyle Program to provide awareness, resources and…
Wellness for Cancer Initiative 2019 Trends Building upon the progress made the past three years, The Wellness For Cancer Global Wellness Institute Initiative predicts that wellness will continue to become more accessible and tailored to all guests, including individuals at risk of or touched by cancer. Leading this integrative lens are wellness hotel and destination brands and preeminent skin-care brands that are integrating cancer awareness…
Wellness for Cancer Initiative 2021 Trends TREND 1: The most exciting innovation in early detection–The Galleri test has arrived! One of the MOST exciting developments in early cancer detection is the Galleri test. While medical guidelines recommend screening for breast, prostate, colorectal, cervical and lung cancers, over 70% of all cancer deaths are caused by other cancer types that are not commonly screened for. The…
Wellness for Cancer Initiative 2022 Trends The intention of these trends is to increase our collective health literacy about preventable cancers. Health education for 40+-year-old women is globally trending and is a primary strategy for health promotion. Making healthy lifestyle choices, the best time to prevent cancer is NOW. Making healthy lifestyle choices is very important for women in their 40s and beyond. This is…
Wellness for Cancer Initiative 2023 Trends Cancer is a global health challenge. In 2020, over 19 million people around the world were diagnosed with cancer, and almost 10 million died from the disease. By 2040 new cases are expected to be near 28 million, with 16 million deaths. Although many obstacles stand in the way of access to cancer prevention, treatment and supportive care—especially for…
Cancer is Preventable! By Dr. Shyamali Singhal, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Apricity Health; Co-Chair of the GWI Wellness for Cancer Initiative In this month where all of us have breast cancer on our minds, it seems that all of us know someone with cancer. It seems so much more common than ever before. As a surgical oncologist, every day I wish we did not have…
