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Cancer
Patients
If you are
not an oncology patient, please scroll down below
Before Your First Appointment
 | Book a 1 ½ hour appointment. |
| Ask your medical doctor for copies of all pertinent
medical reports, scans and laboratory results. If
you cannot get any reports by the time of your
first visit, that is OK, just try to get what you can. |
| Ask the BC Cancer Agency Medical Records to give you
copies of your records and request they fax us copies
of all future reports, scans and labs (fax:
250-386-3500). We do not order labs or tests. |
| Its a good idea to write down your
questions for Dr. McKinney as to utilize your
first appointment most effectively. |
| On our new patient intake form we ask
what medications you are currently taking, some find
it helpful to write them down before hand. |
During Your First Appointment
| Bring all medical reports, scans, lab results, and
BC Cancer Agency records that you can assemble. The
most recent are the most important. If you do
not have any reports yet, that is OK. Just
bring what you have. |
| Dr. McKinney will carefully take your medical
history and perform a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
examination of your fingernails, tongue and wrist
pulses. Other physical examinations may be done.
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You will receive:
| dietary instructions, including foods and
supplements. |
| specific support protocols to make surgery,
radiation or chemotherapy safer and more effective. |
| an individualized program to control the growth of
your cancer and fortify your system while you wait for
your medical cancer treatment to begin, while you are
between medical treatments, and after your medical
treatment is complete. Your individualized program
will be designed to sustain remissions and increase
the possibility of a cure. |
| Information on symptomatic care for problems that
may arise during your medical and naturopathic cancer
care; this may include palliative measures. |
| recommendations for follow-up: usually a 15 - 30
minute office visit in two weeks, then a 15 minute
visit one month later. Dr. McKinney will let you know
when its best to come back. |
About Cost
| Cost is $200 for up to an hour and a
half. |
| If you have an Extended
Medical Plan - you can be
partially reimbursed by your extended health benefit
plan, according to their protocols. |
| Costs of our medications (and any
supplements bought from our clinic) are income tax
deductible. |
| Naturopathic medications are not included in the
consultation fee. We provide all products Dr. McKinney
recommends for your care at affordable and competitive
prices. These may include food concentrates, vitamins,
minerals, botanical medicines, homeopathic remedies, and
traditional Chinese herbal medicines. |
| Follow up appointments: The first follow-up is usually 30
minutes
and after that, it is usually 15 minutes. The rate is $25 per
quarter-hour. You can
always request more time at the time of booking the
appointment. |
All Other Patients
Before Your First Appointment
| Book a one hour appointment. |
| Ask your medical doctor for copies of all pertinent
medical reports, scans and laboratory results. |
| Its a good idea to write down your
questions for Dr. McKinney as to utilize your
first appointment most effectively. |
During Your First Appointment
| Bring all pertinent medical reports, scans and
laboratory results. |
| Dr. McKinney will carefully take your medical
history and perform a traditional Chinese medicine
examination of your fingernails, tongue and wrist
pulses. Other physical examinations may be done. |
You will receive:
| an individualized program for your chief complaints,
for general health care and for prevention of disease.
This may include dietetics, supplements, herbs,
Chinese medicines, acupuncture or injection therapies. |
| recommendation for follow-up: usually a 15 - 30
minute office visit in two weeks, then a 15 minute
visit one month later. |
About Cost
Appointments
and Rates - Our fee schedule and
how to make an appointment
~*Due
to high volume and recent problems with cancellations - we
require 24 hours notice for any cancellations. Any
cancellations within 24 hours notice will be documented
and charged.*~
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