Integrative Cancer Care was created by
Professor Ben Pfeifer, M.D., Ph.D.
The Pfeifer-Protocol
The ‘Pfeifer-Protocol’ is a collection of cancer treatment protocols developed and successfully practiced by Professor Ben Pfeifer, M.D., Ph.D. and his team of internationally acclaimed clinicians. These protocols are meant to help cancer patients and their physicians to achieve best possible treatment results, reduce suffering, and improve quality of life as well as life expectancy by combining leading edge conventional treatment methods with effective complementary-oncology measures.
How the name came about…
“Let me start by saying that the name for these protocols did not originate with me but was coined by patients of mine and their doctors. In my personal view, I think the name, ‘Pfeifer Protocol’, is a bit pretentious since we only compiled some of our most effective treatment protocols over the years. I do not claim in any way that these treatment protocols are comprehensive or have general validity. The protocols have been developed empirically, and they are constantly improved with time. Over the past 20 years, more than 15,000 patients have used our treatment recommendations, many with excellent success. Of course, I hope that this number will become far greater, as our protocols have proved effective in clinical practice again and again, often providing long-lasting benefits to patients, even with advanced cancer.
I hope that the ‘Pfeifer Protocol’ reaches even more therapists and their cancer patients, so that our positive experience with these complementary therapy protocols can be multiplied.”
Our International Tumor Board Experts
At age of seventy-two, I have consulted and treated cancer patients from all over the world for more than 30 years. In my “pandemic exile” at our Asian Office, I had this idea of creating an Integrative Cancer Care platform, where patients and their caregivers could get advice regarding diagnostic and treatment, as well as a second opinion service from an international team of medical experts.
I reached out to colleagues and friends in my network – all specialists in their respective medical fields – asking them, whether they would support my idea of an international tumor board for this platform. I was surprised and am very grateful that all agreed to be part of this project providing their professional expertise to cancer patients in need.
The members of our international tumor board are renowned medical doctors, naturopathic doctors, scientists, and experienced clinical practitioners from Switzerland (8), Germany (6), the USA (3), Japan (2), England (1), the UAE (1), Malaysia (1), The Netherlands (1) and Australia (1) with a vast knowledge base and experience. This team of experts is covering the medical fields of oncological surgery, urology, medical oncology, interventional radiology, radiation therapy, cancer immunology, cancer genetics, stem cell transplantation, internal medicine, cardiology, anesthesiology and interventional pain management, naturopathic oncology, integrative medicine, functional nutrition, herbal medicine, oncological nursing.
Depending on an individual cancer patient’s needs, specific members of our international, multi-disciplinary tumor board will be involved to formulate the best possible cancer care plan, provide second opinion services, and carry-out follow-up consultations for disease monitoring as well as for further diagnostic and treatment. Direct referral to any of these medical specialists is possible.
Hiroyuki Abe, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FACCP
Specialist in Immunology and Oncology
President and Chairman of Tokyo Cancer Clinic
Founder and CEO of Hakushin Koseikai Medical Foundation
Tokyo, Japan
Minako Abe, M.D., DipABLM
Specialist in Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine (USA board certifications)
Vice President Tokyo Cancer Clinic and Hakushin Koseikai Medical Foundation
Tokyo, Japan
Rainer Arendt, M.D.
Specialist in Internal Medicine
Subspecialty Cardiology
Zurich, Switzerland
Ani Balmanoukian, M.D.
Specialist in Medical Oncology and Hematology
Director of Thoracic Oncology
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Saskia Biskup, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialist in Human Genetics
Director of CeGaT GmbH
Tuebingen, Germany
Christoph Ganss, M.D.
Specialist in General Surgery and General Medicine
Stem Cell Specialist
Director, Founder and CEO of TICEBA GmbH
Heidelberg, Germany
Anwar Giryes, M.D.
Specialist in Internal Medicine
and Complementary Oncology
Kilchberg, Switzerland
Dani Gordon, M.D., CCFP, ABOIM, ABIHM
Specialist in Integrative Medicine (USA Board Certified)
Co-founder of the UK Medical Cannabis Clinicians’s Society (MCCS)
London, United Kingdom
Matthias Guckenberger, M.D.
Specialist in Radiation Oncology
Professor and Chairman
Department of Radiation Oncology
Zurich, Switzerland
Rupert Handgretinger, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialist in Paediatrics, Oncology and Hematology
Professor at Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hubert John, M.D.
Specialist in Urology
Professor and Director of Department of Urology
EBU Certified Training Centre
Director of the Urological Tumor Center
Winterthur, Switzerland
Abie Avraham Mendelsohn, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Specialist in Head and Neck Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Kiran Nagra
Naturopathic Practitioner
Functional Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Adv Dip Nat.
Functional Nutrition and Herbal Medicine
Perth, Australia
Hans Peter Ogal, M.D.
Specialist in Anesthesiology, Interventional Pain Treatment, and Acupuncture
Clinic for Complementary Medicine,
Paramed AG
Baar, Switzerland
Patricia Peat
Oncology Nurse
Founder of Cancer Options
Founder of The Peat Institute
London, United Kingdom
Saskia von Sanden, M.D.
General Practitioner
Naturopathic Medicine, Homoeopathy and Acupuncture
Baden-Baden, Germany
Jan Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.
Specialist in Visceral Surgery
and Oncological Surgery
Zurich, Switzerland
Thomas J. Vogl, M.D.
Specialist in Radiology
Professor and Chairman Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Frankfurt, Germany
Marcus Schuermann, M.D.
Specialist in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology
Professor at the Oncology and Hematology Center in Zug
Zug, Switzerland
Nasha Winters, N.D., FABNO
Specialist in Naturopathic Medicine
Fellow of the American Board of Naturopathic Oncology (FABNO)
Durango, CO, USA
Karl R. Aigner, M.D.
Specialist in Surgical Oncology and Regional Chemotherapy
Professor and Medical Director Department of Surgical Oncology
Burghausen, Germany
Matthias Kraft, M.D.
Specialist Endocrinology and Diabetology Gastroenterology, Nutritional Medicine
Bad Bergzabern, Germany
Jan Brügger, M.D.
Specialist in Internal Medicine
and Nephrology
Horgen, Switzerland
Robert Gorter, M.D., Ph.D.
General Practitioner, Homoeopathy
Founder of The Gorter Model
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lee Cheng Lok, M.D.
General Practitioner
Specialist in Integrative & Holistic Medicine
Founder & Medical Director of Heal Within