SUSAN SILBERSTEIN, PhD
Susan Silberstein has served as Executive Director of the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education since she founded the organization in October of 1977, after the death of her young husband to cancer. She also serves as Educational Advisor to the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, as trainer for Ultimate Health Group, Inc., and as consultant for various educational, clinical, and nutraceutical facilities.  In conjunction with her work at the cancer center, Susan is Editor of Immune Perspectives magazine, creator of the video, Breast Cancer: The Diet Connection, author of the recipe book Hungry for Health, and originator of Philadelphia’s annual “Food & Health Expo.”

A national speaker on nutrition, cancer prevention, and complementary and alternative medicine, Susan lectures frequently for medical and nursing schools, continuing oncology nursing education programs, universities, corporations, and other organizations. Since 1977, she has appeared on scores of radio and television talk shows, has coordinated hundreds of health conferences, and has counseled thousands of patients.

For several years, Susan taught the psychology of health and disease in the Graduate Division of Counseling Psychology at Immaculata University and served as Director of the Integrative Program for Cancer Prevention at the Village at Newtown Medical Center. A frequent contributing writer and interviewee for various health publications, she is featured in Rutgers University Press’s Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies.

A Phi Beta Kappa and Fulbright scholar, Susan is the recipient of the Jefferson Award of the American Institute for Public Service, the Legion of Honor Award of the Chapel of Four Chaplains, the Montgomery County Woman of Vision Award, the Founder’s Award of the National Foundation for Alternative medicine, and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education.

Susan is also an accomplished linguist, a trained opera singer, and mother of four.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Hungry for Health, (2004)

Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN (May 2004)

AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE (April, 2003)

Mercy Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (February 2003)

Ross Laboratories, Columbus, OH (December 2002)

Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA (March 2000)

Oncology Nursing Society of Southern New Jersey, Princeton, NJ (October 1998)

Women’s Cancers: Risks and Realities, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Princeton, NJ (September 1997)

Advances in Oncology Nursing, Helene Fuld School of Nursing,Trenton, NJ (June 1997)

Third Dead Sea Conference on Potentiating Health and the Crisis of the Immune System. Tel Aviv, Israel (October 1996)

The Second International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Alexandria, VA (June 1996)

World Med '96 World Congress on Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Washington, DC (May 1996)

Quality of Life and Cancer: Merging the Mind, Body and Spirit. Cancer Care, Inc., American Cancer Society, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, East Brunswick, NJ (March 1996)

Advanced Concepts in Oncology Nursing. Main Line Health Systems. Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA (Sept.-Nov. 1995)

The First International Congress on Alternative & Complementary Medicine. Arlington, VA (May 1995)

The Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease Conference. National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. Hilton Head, SC (Dec. 1994)
   
Trends in Oncology Conference. Nursing Education Committee. Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia, PA (Dec. 1994)
   
Eighth Annual Symposium: Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer. Memorial Regional Cancer Center. Modesto, CA (Sept. 1992)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Preventing Cancer With Lifestyle Choices. Natural Awakenings. Oct. 2002.

Nutritional Supplements May Help Turn Back Biological Clock. Golden Times.   August 2002.

Cancer: A Matter of Choice.  City Suburban News.  Aug. 8, 2001.

Eating Healthy: Some Basics You can Sink Your Teeth Into. Philly Health & Fitness. April 2001.

Immuno-Supportive Cancer Care.  New Visions Magazine. November 2000.

Breast Cancer: The Diet Connection. VHS. 1999.

Susan Silberstein, PhD. Chapter in Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies. David J. Hess. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 1999. 46-56.

Editor in Chief, Immune Perspectives (summer 1993 to present)

Editor in Chief, Health News & Views (May 1991 to present)

Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment.  Philadelphia Area Chapter Oncology Nursing Society News. (February 1998)

Non-Conventional Cancer Therapies: Criteria for Evaluation and Rationales for Implementation – Helping Patients Decide. Chapter in Potentiating Health and the Crisis of the Immune System, ed. A. Mizrahi, S. Fulder and N. Sheinman. New York and London: Plenum, 1997. 155-166.
   
Alternatives to Traditional Cancer Therapies. The Nursing Spectrum, Vol. 3, No. 23 (Nov. 1994).