Experience Natural Cancer Care with Dr. Jake Psenka at Chambers Clinic
Harnessing the Power of Nature in Your Fight Against Cancer
Welcome to a new approach to cancer care. At the Chambers Clinic, we believe in integrating the best of naturopathic treatments and medical oncology to improve patient outcomes. With over 20 years of experience in naturopathic medicine, Dr. Jake Psenka is considered an expert in providing naturally based integrative oncology services
Hi, I’m Dr. Jake Psenka
Conventional Cancer Care Isn’t Your Only Option
I have extensive experience combining naturopathic therapies with conventional cancer care, and love educating my patients about their condition and treatment options so that they can be an active participant in their own care.
Our integrative cancer therapy utilizes specific strategies that work in synergy with your body's natural defenses, including
Minimizing conventional treatment-related adverse effects
Implementing dietary strategies that weaken cancer cells while promoting overall health
Preventing cancer treatment resistance
Stimulating and supporting
Repurposing medicationg & targeting supplementation
Mind body medicine
We believe in empowering our patients through education, ensuring that you are actively involved in your own treatment. Our approach is personalized, not one-size-fits-all. We understand that each patient's journey is unique, and we tailor our approach to meet your individual needs
How Does Natural Cancer Care Work? Read Below to Find Out More!
Our Philosophy
It is our philosophy that an optimal treatment plan for cancer should provide much more than a single treatment modality. To be successful an alternative, cancer treatments plan needs to be multi-modal and fight cancer by attacking the tumor directly, crippling a cancer cell's metabolism and energy production, cutting off blood supply to the tumor, stimulating the immune system, and inhibiting treatment resistance. Importantly, restoring health and healing vitality to the person fighting cancer is of utmost importance and must be a priority as well.
Integrative Medicines and Treatments
We use a variety of medications, highest-quality supplements, herbal medicines, IV treatments, physical medicine, and dietary plans when creating protocols for our patients. As stated previously, our physicians have the experience to safely incorporate our recommendations into a patient's current cancer treatment protocol. By doing so patients often experience better results, increased overall health, and less adverse medication reactions. We believe that as your doctor it is our duty to work with the other health care providers on your medical team. The best results are often achieved when using naturopathic, alternative and conventional cancer treatment approaches in an integrative fashion, rather than relying on solely one or the other.
Preventative Cancer Care
Our experience also provides us with the ability to offer guidance to patients about how to prevent cancer recurrence. This extends beyond providing our patients with specific lifestyle and nutritional changes, but also to the use of targeted therapies used to make the body an inhospitable place for cancer to survive. Today's technology allows for the identification of risk factors associated with increased cancer risk. It is important to identify and eliminate these cancer risk factors not only for the primary prevention of cancer, but also for the prevention of cancer recurrence.
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Effective Cancer Prevention with Diet
Recently, Dr. Jonathan Psenka wrote this little bit on cancer prevention and starch in our diets. It's an interesting short read and really makes you think about what we eat every day. Check it out:
"One of my favorite supplements for preventing cancer isn’t really a supplement at all, but a food. It’s a type of carbohydrate that is found in certain foods, such as peas, oats, beans, green bananas and plantains and even properly treated potatoes. This carbohydrate is referred to as resistant starch. It is called resistant because it resists digestion until it reaches the large intestine. Once there it feeds the beneficial bacteria that reside there. This bacterial digestion produces compounds called short chain fatty acids, and in particular one known as butyrate. Butyrate is the preferred fuel for the cells that line the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, one of the many uses of resistant starch is in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disorders- think diverticulosis, Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.
Resistant starch also has a significant anti-inflammatory effect within the body. Research has demonstrated that resistant starch has the ability to down regulate inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis alpha (TNFa) and up-regulate anti-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-10 (IL-10). This can be particularly helpful in inflammatory conditions of all types, such as arthritis or even chronic recurring multifocal osteonecrosis.
It is becoming clear that resistant starch can also help to treat and prevent cancer. If you missed my other blog post about about the effect of resistant starch on the growth rate of pancreatic cancer, you might want to check that out.
Recently a study was published that described a nearly 60% reduction in the prevalence of various cancers. Cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as esophageal, gastric, gallbladder, pancreatic, and small bowel cancers were most prevented by resistant starch. Additionally, this research was done on people who had a hereditary high risk of getting cancer due to having Lynch syndrome. The study participants were asked to take resistant starch for two years and then they were followed to assess the effect. Amazingly, the protective effect of resistant starch lasted for TEN YEARS!
The fact that a starch was able to significantly reduce the risk of cancer for a decade in people with a genetic predisposition for developing cancer is astonishing. However, from a long-view perspective it makes sense. Hominids have been consuming foodstuffs rich in resistant starch for as long at there have been hominids- say 6-7 million years. Over the years our gastrointestinal tracts and our entire bodies because finely tuned to operate on the foods we ate. We modern humans don’t consume nearly as much fiber and resistant starch as our ancestors did. In fact, the average American consumes 5 grams per or less per day. A far cry from the 20+ grams of resistant starch recommended."
If you're serious about taking the right steps and educating yourself on cancer prevention, schedule a consultation with Dr. Psenka at Chambers Clinic. You'll be glad you did.
How Does Natural Cancer Care Work? Read Below to Find Out More!
What is Our Philosophy?
It is our philosophy that an optimal treatment plan for cancer should provide much more than a single treatment modality. To be successful an alternative, cancer treatments plan needs to be multi-modal and fight cancer by attacking the tumor directly, crippling a cancer cell's metabolism and energy production, cutting off blood supply to the tumor, stimulating the immune system, and inhibiting treatment resistance. Importantly, restoring health and healing vitality to the person fighting cancer is of utmost importance and must be a priority as well.
What Kind of Medications Do We Use?
We use a variety of medications, highest-quality supplements, herbal medicines, IV treatments, physical medicine, and dietary plans when creating protocols for our patients. As stated previously, our physicians have the experience to safely incorporate our recommendations into a patient's current cancer treatment protocol. By doing so patients often experience better results, increased overall health, and less adverse medication reactions. We believe that as your doctor it is our duty to work with the other health care providers on your medical team. The best results are often achieved when using naturopathic, alternative and conventional cancer treatment approaches in an integrative fashion, rather than relying on solely one or the other.
Do You Offer Preventative Treatment to Prevent Cancer Recurrence?
Our experience also provides us with the ability to offer guidance to patients about how to prevent cancer recurrence. This extends beyond providing our patients with specific lifestyle and nutritional changes, but also to the use of targeted therapies used to make the body an inhospitable place for cancer to survive. Today's technology allows for the identification of risk factors associated with increased cancer risk. It is important to identify and eliminate these cancer risk factors not only for the primary prevention of cancer, but also for the prevention of cancer recurrence.
Testimonials
“After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, I decided to seek independent advice and possible treatment in Arizona. He helped me digest the mountains of information and advice that I’d received from well-meaning naturopaths, urologists, family physicians and friends, as well as the multitude of reading that I had done on the subject. I recommend that you contact him if you find yourself in this dilemma. To this day, we continue to rely on his advice.
*** P.S. I am now 12 months free of cancer!”
“I first met Dr. Psenka after I finished my 3rd round of chemo for metastatic breast cancer. Our initial interview lasted over and hour and Dr. Psenka acted as though he would stay there all day if that is what it took to get all my questions answered. He has an incredible grasp of the mechanics of my disease and was very informative on what immune support, nutrition. and treatment he would recommend. I wish I would have started with his regime at the onset of my breast cancer, as I feel the outcome would have been different. I am stable now and my last PET showed no activity in my bone lesions. The nutritional support has kept me as healthy as one could be having the chemo/radiation that I’ve had. I work full time and lead and active life. I see my oncologist regularly, as well as Dr. Psenka. I feel this gives me the best advantage I am going to have to survive. I would encourage anyone with an early diagnosis of cancer to consider alternative therapies along with their chemo. Dr. Psenka and his staff are a great team and a remarkable resource to help anyone through this difficult diagnosis.”
I appreciated that Dr. Psenka was unhurried and happy to spend as much time as was needed to discuss our concerns, answer as many questions as came up, and explain his philosophy and approach to treating YOU. He was approachable and listened… rather than just talked/lectured. I get the feeling that he’s always thinking head of the “what if’s” and “how to’s”. I know one thing for sure… I would want him on my team!” -from a friend of a patient who participated in the initial consultation”
About Us
Dr. Psenka continues to practice integrative cancer medicine today, and after nearly 20 years of practice, has extensive experience combining naturopathic therapies with conventional cancer care. Dr. Psenka believes in educating his patients about their condition and treatment options so that they can be an active participant in their own care.
Contact Information
20801 N Scottsdale Rd., Suite 205
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 903-8457
info@chambersclinic.com
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