#61 Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel - Integrative Cancer Support, Women’s Health And Research Woes

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an Integrative Medicine doctor, scientist and educator with degrees in Medicine and Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, as well as an ongoing MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine at the University of Oxford. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a Fellow of them College of Medicine and the Co-Chair of BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology). Alongside her scientific and medical training and over a decade’s experience in integrative health, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel holds multiple qualifications in nutrition, integrative medicine, functional medicine (IFMCP), health coaching (FMCA), herbal medicine, yoga, mindfulness and other therapeutic approaches.

Dr Fuller-Shavel is the founder and Director of Synthesis Clinic, an innovative multidisciplinary practice in Hampshire, specialising in women’s health and integrative cancer care. Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel has recently won a prestigious Innovation Leader of the Year award at UKBIA 2022 for her inspirational vision for healthcare, excellence in clinical work and leadership of the Synthesis Clinic team. Alongside her work at the clinic, Dr Fuller-Shavel delivers educational programmes for medical and nutrition professionals, as well as participating in research in integrative medicine and precision health and contributing to editorial boards and guideline development panels nationally and internationally.

https://www.synthesisclinic.co.uk/
https://www.drninafullershavel.com/
https://www.bsio.org.uk/ 

Charities to Support:

https://yestolife.org.uk/
https://www.pennybrohn.org.uk/

Studies on survival and IO

• Breast cancer - https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4746712
• Advanced gynaecological cancer - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00520-020-05961-5 

Prehab study example:

• Oesophageal cancer and tumour down-staging - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2022/01/25/bjsports-2021-104243