Inga Pellegrino Cancer Care Program

The Inga Pellegrino Cancer Care Program offers cancer treatment

modalities & symptom management

Through the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Integrative Medicine Service "Fundamentals of Oncology" Acupuncture course, Christine Pellegrino is furthering her knowledge of scientifically-tested methods to care for cancer pain, fatigue, hot flashes, and neuropathy as well as cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and herb-drug interactions. This course provides acupuncturists with the knowledge to treat cancer-related side effects safely. Christine is also receiving advanced education on the management of lymphoma and leukemia as well as cancer of the breast, colon and rectum, lung, prostate, and other parts of the body.

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Focus areas include

• Mainstream pain management

• Psychiatric & psychological problems among the cancer population

• Palliative care approach to pain and symptom management

• Acupuncture mechanisms of action

• Acupuncture for cancer pain

• Chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting symptom relief

• Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

• Cancer-related fatigue

• Patient to provider communication

• Safety & clinical practice guidelines

We also offer Lymphatic Drainage Massage which can be helpful for post-chemotherapy and post-radiation patients. Learn more here.

If you have any questions or comments about how we are building our holistic cancer care program please feel free to call/text us at (845) 233-5672.

In memory of Inga Pellegrino, a Registered Nurse for 25 years, loving wife, and mother of three children. 

Inga dedicated her life to helping others and her memory still touches the hearts of all of those who knew and loved her. Now,  her essence will reach and help many   more people    with    the Cancer Care Program that Pellegrino Healing Center has created in her name.