June 20, 2011 / Modified jun 20, 2011 9:04 p.m.

One Woman's Cancer Journey

Kelli Guinn is battling her breast cancer with the help of a unique, holistic treatment program

Kelli Guinn 617x347 Kelly Guinn's breast cancer treatment complements chemotherapy with alternative therapies.
AZPM

Substantial research results have shown that there's more to medical treatment than medicine--the emotional and social aspects of healing can provide physicians with a powerful ally.

The Arizona Cancer Center has taken note, and now offers several programs that reach beyond traditional therapy to promote holistic healing throughout each cancer patient's journey.

Kelli Guinn is on such a journey. Her diagnosis was one of over 200,000 new cases of breast cancer in the U.S. last year.

She receives her chemotherapy at the Arizona Cancer Center’s clinic at UMC North. Through the Cancer Center, Guinn is taking part in an in-depth, 10-week mind-body program--appropriately called the "Eye of the Hurricane," patients say--that helps build resilience and supplements medical treatment. The program is helping her find her way in a world now redefined and reshaped by her illness.

By posting comments, you agree to our
AZPM encourages comments, but comments that contain profanity, unrelated information, threats, libel, defamatory statements, obscenities, pornography or that violate the law are not allowed. Comments that promote commercial products or services are not allowed. Comments in violation of this policy will be removed. Continued posting of comments that violate this policy will result in the commenter being banned from the site.

By submitting your comments, you hereby give AZPM the right to post your comments and potentially use them in any other form of media operated by this institution.
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona