Supporting best clinical practice and research in integrative oncology
An integrative approach
The Oncio CIC (Community Interest Company) was co-founded by Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel, an integrative medicine physician with lived experience of breast cancer, and Dr Penny Kechagioglou, consultant clinical oncologist. The main aim of Oncio CIC is to provide high quality app-based resources for people with cancer and healthcare professionals and supporting best clinical practice and research in integrative oncology (IO). We strongly believe that integrative oncology should be part of the standard of cancer care, and Oncio CIC has been created to support this mission.
Integrative oncology (IO) is a patient-centred, evidence-informed field of cancer care that utilises nutrition, lifestyle, psycho-emotional wellbeing and complementary medicine interventions alongside conventional cancer treatments to support better quality of life, improve resilience, minimise the side effects of treatment and improve outcomes. Find out more in our blog here.
Meet the Team
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CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
MB BChir MA Hons (Cantab) FBANT FRSA DipIM DipCHM PGCert IFMCP DipION RYT300
Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an award-winning Oxbridge-trained integrative medicine doctor, scientist and educator with over a decade’s experience in integrative healthcare. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a Fellow of the College of Medicine, the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Royal Society of Arts. Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel was the Co-Chair of BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology) over 2021-2023 and now co-chairs the BSIO Clinical Practice and Education Committee. Alongside her scientific and medical training, Dr Fuller-Shavel holds multiple qualifications in nutrition, integrative medicine, functional medicine, health coaching, herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yoga, mindfulness and other therapeutic approaches.
Alongside her Oncio work, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is the founder and Director of Synthesis Clinic, an innovative multidisciplinary practice in Hampshire, specialising in women’s health and integrative cancer care. In 2022 Dr Fuller-Shavel won a prestigious Innovation Leader of the Year award for her inspirational vision for healthcare and practice leadership. Dr Fuller-Shavel delivers educational programmes for medical and nutrition professionals, as well as participating in research in integrative medicine and precision health and contributing to editorial boards and guideline development panels nationally and internationally.
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CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, CONSULTANT CLINICAL ONCOLOGIST
Consultant Clinical Oncologist, the Chief Clinical Information Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Doctor in Business Administration; Functional Medicine Health Coach
Dr Kechagioglou specialises in the treatment of breast cancer with particular interest in the integration between lifestyle and traditional medicine. Her non-clinical research interest is in innovation, leadership and digital transformation, and she has completed a doctorate degree in leadership and innovation with Warwick Business School. Dr Penny Kechagioglou has served as the Co-Chair of BSIO with Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel over 2021-2023 and now co-chairs the Clinical Practice & Education Committee for BSIO. Dr Penny is a qualified functional medicine coach, member of the UK and International Health Coaching association, and she is passionate about incorporating health coaching and lifestyle medicine in everyday clinical practice. She has also been trained in Applied Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice with the Institute of Functional Medicine in USA, is a Board Trustee Member at CoppaFeel UK charity and a medical supporter for the Yes to Life cancer charity.
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DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION OFFICER
Korina is a BANT registered Nutritional Therapist, specialising in cancer support. She has 20 years' experience in FMCGs consumer insights, specialising in innovation insights, offering consultancy services in the Health & Wellbeing space.
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