communityspotlight Dr. Kevin Conners: An Integrative Cancer Specialist


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From the author of DR . K E VI N CONNER S , D C


At the Upper Room Well- ness Center (URWC), in Vadnais Heights, a stack of brightly colored books titled stop fighting cancer and start treating the cause adorn the front desk. The author is URWC’s owner and lead clinician, Dr. Kevin Conners, DC, who believes that “fight-


ing” cancer is a fallacy. “I do not treat cancer,” Con-


ners says. Instead he believes in figuring out why cancer cells begin


to develop in the first place. “Sickness, including cancer, is just a symptom, an expression of a deeper cause,” he says. Everyone has trace cancer cells present in their bodies, he explains, but what keeps cells from spreading is a healthy and effective im- mune system, something that has somehow become damaged or ineffective in a cancer patient. In 1998, Conners had


returned to working as a chiropractor in his hometown of Stillwater after several years on a full-time mission with his family in Mexico. Soon he saw one cancer patient after anoth- er coming to his clinic for care, which drove him into deeper study of nutrition, neurology and functional medicine. Even- tually he went back to school and obtained fellowships in integrative cancer, functional medicine and health research outcomes from the National Institutes of Health. His fellow- ships remain foundational to URWC’s treatment programs. Conners’ passion is con- tagious and his expertise in


14 NA Twin Cities Edition “Generally, these


are treatments not taught to doctors in medical schools, not advertised in


medical journals and also generally not covered by health insurance policies.”


~Dr. Kevin Conners natwincities.com


his field is gaining attention. His prospective patients, who must become members before receiving therapy, travel to URWC from across the country as well as outside the U.S. Conners is known for offering an individualized approach to integrative therapy. Integrative cancer therapy introduces alternative treatments into the patient’s current medical regimen, alternative or tradi- tional. “Generally, these are treatments not taught to doctors in medical schools, not advertised in medical journals and also generally not covered by health insurance policies,” he says, adding that they are documented to have a higher efficacy than conventional cancer treatments. “Long-term track records show that cancer can be most


effectively overcome by using a non-toxic approach,” says Conners. “Since alternative cancer therapies are non-toxic in nature, they can be administered continually, whereas tradi- tional treatments have to be administered in regulated dosages.” In addition, he says alternative therapies do not present life-threaten- ing side effects, thus making them safe for anyone to use, while chemotherapy and radiation are known for their potentially danger- ous outcomes. Even so, Con- ners is not against traditional cancer treatments. “I do not believe all chemo- therapy is bad,” he says. “We work alongside oncologists to give the can- cer patient the greatest hope. Chemotherapy and radiation may sometimes


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