Integrative Cancer Care • London

How We Work With Your Oncology Team

Integrative cancer care works best when it reduces confusion, improves safety, and supports joined-up decisions. Here’s how we coordinate alongside your oncology treatment—clearly and with your consent.

Book a consultation What to expect

Our collaboration principle

Integrative cancer care is designed to support you alongside conventional oncology—never to replace it. Coordination is about safety, timing, and reducing uncertainty so your supportive plan fits your oncology pathway.

If you’re new to the concept, start with the integrative cancer care overview. If you want to see how coordination feeds into a structured plan, read your personalised care plan.

What coordination means in practice

Clear documentation of what you’re using (medications, supplements, complementary therapies)
Interaction screening and timing considerations around treatment cycles
Joined-up decision-making with your consent and preferences at the centre

Consultation with Dr Saskia discussing integrative support alongside oncology treatment — Coordinated care starts with clarity, documentation, and consent.

What we may ask you to share (so we can support you safely)

To coordinate effectively, we may ask for practical information you already have—such as oncology letters, your medication list, and your treatment schedule. This helps us align supportive options to your current stage and reduce avoidable risks.

Your oncology plan

Treatment type and schedule (cycles, dates, planned changes)
Upcoming procedures or imaging
Side effects you’re experiencing

Medications & supplements

Prescription medicines
Over-the-counter medicines
Supplements, herbs, and complementary products

Your priorities

Top symptoms to improve first
What’s most affecting daily life right now
Preferences, sensitivities, and capacity

For the step-by-step appointment flow, see what to expect. For governance and consent principles, read safety, governance & consent.

Safety checks: interactions, timing, and “pause rules”

Complementary therapies and supplements are not automatically safe in cancer care. Some can interact with medications, affect bleeding risk around procedures, or create timing issues around chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

This is why clinician-led review matters. Our approach prioritises clarity: what is reasonable, what is uncertain, what should be avoided, and what should be paused.

What we screen for

Medication and supplement interactions
Contraindications based on health history
Timing considerations around treatment cycles and procedures
Red-flag symptoms that need urgent medical assessment

Full framework: safety, governance & consent.

Cancer patient talking with a doctor in a clinical setting — Safety-first review helps reduce uncertainty and prevent avoidable risks.

Expert-Led Clinical Coordination

Your treatment journey is directed by Dr. Saskia H. Kloppenburg Vieth, a Consultant in General Internal Medicine and a leading authority in integrative oncology. This level of medical leadership is vital for patients navigating the complexities of advanced cancer care, polypharmacy, and the delicate intersection of conventional and complementary medicine.

A Foundation of Clinical Excellence

Dr. Saskia serves as a senior physician at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM), part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As Europe’s premier public sector center for integrated medicine, the RLHIM is at the forefront of treating complex, chronic conditions through a rigorous, evidence-based synthesis of conventional and complementary therapies.

Rigorous, Risk-Aware Integration

True integrative care requires more than just an "open mind"—it requires specialized clinical judgment. Dr. Saskia’s expertise spans:

Nutritional Medicine: Targeted support to maintain physiological resilience.
Mind-Body Interventions: Evidence-based approaches to psychological and spiritual wellbeing.
Safety & Interaction Management: Critical oversight to ensure complementary modalities never compromise the efficacy of primary oncological treatments.

By grounding holistic care in a framework of risk-aware decision-making, Dr. Saskia ensures that your path to wellness is as safe as it is comprehensive.

Take the Next Step

The Structured Approach: To see how this expertise translates into a physical roadmap, review your Personalised Care Plan.

Clinical Clarification: For immediate answers regarding safety and methodology, visit our Integrative Cancer Care FAQs.

Communication and consent

We only communicate with your oncology team with your consent. Consent keeps you in control of what is shared and why. Where appropriate, we can provide a concise note describing the supportive plan, safety considerations, and timing guidance.

With your consent, we can help by

Summarising your integrative plan clearly (for shared understanding)
Flagging timing considerations or interaction concerns
Reducing duplication and confusion between advice sources

What we don’t do

We don’t replace oncology decisions or change your oncology treatment
We don’t promise outcomes beyond supportive care and quality of life aims
We don’t add complexity for its own sake

If you want to see what a plan looks like end-to-end, read your personalised care plan. If you prefer practical detail first, visit integrative cancer care FAQs.

Want joined-up support that fits your oncology timeline?

Book a consultation to review your treatment schedule, symptoms, medications and supplements, and priorities. We’ll create a plan that’s clear, safety-checked, and designed to support you alongside oncology care.

Book a consultation What to expect

Before you book, you may also want to read safety, governance & consent.

Mind-body support imagery for cancer care — Support that fits your timeline—practical, calm, and coordinated.

Therapy hubs (only if relevant to your plan)

Complementary therapies should be considered in context of your oncology plan and safety profile. If you’re exploring options, these hubs provide detail: