Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel: Integrative Oncology; Precision Health and Nutrition in Cancer Care
Release Date: 06/04/2025
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info_outlineSpeaking with Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel a leading voice in integrative oncology we discuss the role of nutritional interventions in the wider context of cancer care, including the importance of personalisation, evidence-based practice, and multi-dispensary teams. We also explore the role of nutrition in prevention, treatment and survivorship. Learn about the work Dr. Fuller-Shavel is engaged in and how to be part of the global integrative oncology movement.
Guest:
Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel
About our guest:
Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel
MB BChir (Medicine) and MA Hons Natural Sciences (Cambridge)
MSc Precision Cancer Medicine and PG Dip Health Research with Distinction (Oxford)
FBANT FRSA IFMCP DipIM DipAc DipCHM PGCert DipION RYT200
Precision Health & Integrative Medicine Physician, Scientist and Educator
Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an award-winning Oxbridge-trained integrative medicine physician 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 (RSA). Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel has co-chaired the BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology) over 2021-2023 and is the current Co-Chair of the BSIO Education Committee and the SIO (Society for Integrative Oncology) Global Ambassador to the UK, actively contributing to several SIO committees. Alongside her extensive scientific and medical training, Dr Fuller-Shavel holds multiple qualifications in nutrition, integrative medicine, functional medicine (IFMCP), health coaching (FMCA), herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, yoga, mindfulness and other therapeutic approaches. Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel has also recently co-authored the book ‘Integrative Oncology in Breast Cancer Care’ with Dr Penny Kechagioglou published by Springer in March 2024.
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 (integrative oncology). In 2022 Dr Fuller-Shavel won a prestigious Innovation Leader of the Year award for her inspirational vision for healthcare and practice leadership, as well as subsequently making the 2024 #ialso top 100 UK female entrepreneur list. Alongside her clinical work, Dr Fuller-Shavel is a guest lecturer in integrative medicine for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and delivers independent educational courses for medical and nutrition professionals, including her Systems Approach to Cancer Programme. Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel participates in research in integrative oncology and precision health, is an expert integrative and supportive oncology abstract reviewer for international conferences and journals, and contributes to journal editorial boards (NMJ and IJIO) and guideline development panels nationally and internationally. Finally, Dr Fuller-Shavel holds two integrative oncology non-profit roles as the CEO of the UK NCIO (National Centre for Integrative Oncology) charity and the Co-Founder and Director of Oncio CIC, supporting access to services and best clinical practice and research in integrative oncology.
Guest websites and links:
- https://www.synthesisclinic.co.uk/
- https://www.drninafullershavel.com/
- https://www.oncio.org/
Selection of our guest’s publications:
- · Penny Kechagioglou, Nina Fuller-Shavel. Integrative Oncology in Breast Cancer Care. Springer Nature. 2024.
- · Stylianou K, Fuller-Shavel N, Ghelman R, et al. Bridging Borders in Integrative Oncology: A Global Initiative by the Society for Integrative Oncology. J Integr Complement Med. 2025 Mar;31(3):217-220.
- · Fuller-Shavel N, Krell J. Integrative Oncology Approaches to Supporting Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment of Solid Tumours. Curr Oncol Rep. 2024 Feb;26(2):164-174.
- · Carlson LE, Ismaila N, Addington EL, et al. Integrative Oncology Care of Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Adults With Cancer: Society for Integrative Oncology-ASCO Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Oct 1;41(28):4562-4591.