Grace Gawler

About Support Groups:

“The Key player in the delivery of modern medical technology is the patient, and Grace Gawler’s approach puts them in the driving seat.”   Prof Karol Sikora UK

Next Support Groups: At Hope Island, Gold Coast, Qld. 
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Comprehensive Brochures available for Grace Gawler's 6 week Dynamic Support Group Program
Groups for prostate cancer, bowel cancer,breast cancer- women's gynaecological cancer -  other services available including private consultations

"Grace is a leader in supportive care medicine, particularly in the field of cancer and notably for her work with women experiencing breast cancer. Grace’s work remains at the leading edge of cancer care. No other single professional has led the way in developing greater understanding of health and healing for people with cancer.” Dr Ruth Sewell- Former Senior psycho-therapist at Penny Brohn Centre (Bristol Cancer Help Centre) – Pill Bristol -UK ...2009 - Course Tutor: Diploma in the Study of Integrated Medicine, Integrated Health Trust, Bath UK.

Enriched Environments and Cancer: A new perspective...

A new study, published in the July 9th issues of the journal Cell found that when mice with cancer were given enriched living conditions and a boost in their social life, their tumors shrank -- and some of their cancers disappeared completely. That's powerful evidence, the scientists say, that social connections and an individual's mental state, play an important role in the way the body responds to malignancies. "Animals' interaction with the environment has a profound influence on the growth of cancer -- more than we knew was possible," Matthew During, who headed the study, said in a statement to the press.

The lab rodents were originally housed in groups of about five, given all the food they wanted and allowed to play all day. However, for the research project, mice with cancer were placed in an even better, enriched environment. They had bigger living groups with 15 to 20 other animals to interact with. They also had more space and extra toys, hiding places and running wheels.

During and his colleague, Lei Cao, found that malignant tumors in animals living in this enriched environment started to shrink. In fact, tumors decreased by an impressive 77 percent in mass and decreased in volume by 43 percent, the researchers report. Moreover, five percent of mice with cancer showed no evidence of the disease at all after just three weeks of living in their new home. That seemingly spontaneous cancer cure never happened in control animals kept in standard housing.