2012 Olympic Silver Medalist Rachelle Viinberg, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health Dr. Colin Carrie, and Ottawa MP Paul Dewar will perform ribbon cutting; Great Big Sea's Murray Foster will debut new song dedicated to the OICC

OTTAWA, Oct. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 12:00 pm today, to mark the official grand opening of the first integrative cancer care and research centre in Eastern Canada.

The OICC opened quietly last year while it commenced renovations on the original CJOH-TV news building at 29 Bayswater Avenue at Somerset. With this official grand opening the OICC has nearly tripled the size of its facility in order to meet the needs of a growing number of cancer patients interested in receiving complementary care alongside conventional treatment and those wishing to prevent cancer or its recurrence.

"It's about time that we looked at complementary therapies and practitioners as part of the health care process and system," says Dr. Shailendra Verma, Medical Oncologist, The Ottawa Hospital. "It's absolutely exciting for me as a practitioner of conventional oncology to have this option for patients to consider."

WHAT: Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the OICC WHEN: October 15, 2012 from 12:00 to 2:00 PM WHERE: Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre, 29 Bayswater Avenue

AGENDA, PHOTO & INTERVIEW OPS:

Join dignitaries, community partners and business leaders.

About the OICC

The Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) is the first integrative cancer care and research centre in Eastern Canada. As a not-for-profit, regional centre of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, the OICC welcomes patients at any stage and those wishing to prevent cancer or its recurrence. The OICC provides whole-person cancer care to improve the quality of life of those touched by this debilitating disease. The Centre works with patients and physicians, to provide therapeutic programs that decrease side effects andpromote health during and after conventional treatments. Through clinical practice, research and education, the OICC strives to assess and reduce possible causes of cancer while exploring innovative integrative treatment approaches.

Video with caption: "Video: Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre". Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWg6QM3xRLs&feature=youtu.be

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