Alternative Therapy Monitoring

Have you decided on alternative therapy rather than conventional medical treatment for your cancer?

Choosing whether or not to undergo standard medical treatment for your cancer can be a difficult decision. If you’ve chosen an alternative therapy path but would still like ongoing monitoring of your cancer by a Medical Oncologist, I can provide this monitoring and support in a caring and non-judgemental manner. Some more information is provided in my article.

Sympathetic and non-judgemental monitoring and support from a Medical Oncologist in Brisbane.

Sometimes choosing an alternative therapy path means that individuals will not be offered monitoring of their cancer by specialists. Ongoing monitoring allows you access to information about your cancer over time and can be helpful in decisions about whether treatments should be continued or ceased. Your cancer and the effects of any treatments you’ve chosen can continue to be monitored using standard methods such as:-

PET & PET/CT
CT Alone
MRI
Bone Scan
Other scans
Physical examination
Tumour Markers

While my training is in the use of evidence-based treatments for cancers, I understand that some people choose not to go down that path. If you are on an alternative treatment for your cancer, it is important to know whether it is working or not. I can arrange monitoring to check on disease response or progression in a caring manner. Together, we can review your progress. If you are concerned about the effects of conventional treatments, I can discuss these concerns with you.

I can work through your treatment choices with you and develop a plan for ongoing monitoring of your cancer at my rooms in Brisbane, Redcliffe, North Lakes or Burpengary, or via Skype.

Contact Dr Hawson for an appointment

I am registered as a Medical Oncologist, Clinical Haematologist and Palliative Care Physician, and have over 40 years medical experience including as Director of Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care at large public hospitals in Brisbane, Redcliffe and the Sunshine Coast, as well as in private practice. In 2008 I was awarded Eminent Specialist by Queensland Health and have been an Associate Professor with the University of Queensland since 1993. I have treated a broad range of cancers, including of the breast, bowel, lung, pancreas, prostate and liver. I have contributed to research trials on the most effective cancer treatments, and helped train many cancer specialists. I am particularly interested in mind body wellness and offer medical hypnosis for cancer-related symptoms such as pain and nausea and hot flushes in chemotherapy-induced menopause.