Integrative Cancer Care
The Osher Center for Integrative Health has services that compliment your traditional medical treatment with whole-person care approaches. The Osher Center offers a a wide variety of clinical services. To learn more about the Osher Center clinical services that may complement your integrative oncology care plan, visit osher.ucsf.edu/patient-care/clinical-specialties
Expertise is available in a wide variety of fields, including nutrition, exercise, acupuncture, yoga, mind-body medicine, East Asian and Ayurvedic medicine, biofeedback, manual therapy, natural products, and more. They offer individual consultations with integrative medicine providers who specialize in Cancer Care to develop an integrative treatment plan.
Osher Center experts offer Oncology Group Visits for patients and survivors to discuss how diet, botanical therapies, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and mind-body therapies can be incorporated into your cancer care plan—ask your provider about a referral.
Benefits of Treatment
Meet Our Practitioners
Donald Abrams, MD
Jennifer Ashby, DAOM, LAc
Chloe E. Atreya, MD, PhD
Anand Dhruva, MD
Carla Kuon, MD
Kavita K. Mishra, MD, MPH
Sorbarikor Piawah, MD
Meet Our Acupuncturists
Jennifer Ashby, DAOM, LAc
Catherine Herbin, MS, LAc
Aaron Mills, DAOM, LAc
Miria Toveg, MS, LAc
Helen Ye, MS, LAc
Group Medical Visits
Resources
Rebecca Greiner, PA-C, PhD discusses the health benefits of soy and provides a simple (and delicious!) recipe.
Rebecca Greiner, PA-C, PhD demonstrates three easy recipes to help you add more greens to your diet.
Dr. Donald Abrams provides evidence-based recommendations on diet and nutrition and supplement use to accompany cancer care.
Payment Information
The Osher Center accepts insurance for service. Please check with your health insurance company to determine if coverage and prior authorization is required by your policy. Our Patient Navigator will provide guidance regarding the fees for each service and your action steps to confirm your insurance coverage and authorization. Out of pocket clinical service fees vary based on each individual’s insurance coverage. A 40 percent discount may be applied for this visit for self-pay patients, not covered by insurance, who pay the day of the appointment.
