Helping to heal through cancer research
New front to fight cancers After over four years of research, workshops, launch
of its e-survey and wellbeing monitor and other
Power Thinking Health Council, an Albury, NSW, analysis of fields of enquiry, it now is looking for help
Australian based non-profit cancer research to undertake its research findings.
organization, announces the launch of a new research
front it developed to fight cancers. The help sought includes financial or in-kind
assistance to prepare a business plan, to prepare
Power Thinking Health Council believes pathways exist the NSW Cancer Institute Ethics Committee
between human psychology, emotions and related approval documentation, setting up the structure of
environmental impacts, and DNA genes and cancers the organisation necessary to undertake the
prognosis and outcomes. These, it believes, are research, obtaining grants and other necessary
connected and it further believes that urgent research is funding to undertake the research. We seek your
needed into these links to provide positive opportunities support financially and/or through research
to treat and prevent cancers. associations or partnerships to fund and progress
our program.
It is establishing the new cancer research front of
psycho-genomics. In psycho-genomic treatments and Research streams that form part of psycho-
preventions, we would see an integrated approach to genomics include cancer, psychology, emotional
seek to prevent and treat cancers, taking into account expression & processing, psychosocial,
our psychological, emotional, psychosocial, environmental, physiology, DNA genes and
physiological and genomic pathways. genomics.
Power Thinking Health Council research finds Consultants, sponsors and advisers have
pathways exist from how we feel, how we do things included Professor Avni Sali, MBBS PhD FRACS
and how we relate to others to our genes that can FACS FACNEM, Jan Roberts, Psychologist; Don
have positive adjustment and survival outcomes for Power, Power + Executive Coaching; Gayl Chivers
cancer patients. Most cancers have a genes based Inspirational Life; Charles Sturt University; Gloria
diagnosis. Jeans Albury Wodonga; Peard’s Nursery, Albury;
Peter Chandler, Chartered Accountant; Albury
Various experiments and clinical research have Wodonga Cancer Support Group; Just Foods
identified links, for example, between stressors and Albury, Albury Apartments, Petrea King Quest For
psychological, psychosocial, environmental factors and Life Centre, Canberra Plan Printing, and over 500
genes which may provide a basis for treatment and attendees at our workshops and discussion groups.
prevention of cancers.
Power Thinking Health Council is a branch of Power
We will apply psycho-genomic analysis to an earlier Thinking International Incorporated (PTII). PTII is a
clinical trial that demonstrated positive adjustment and NSW registered charity, a registered Tax
survival outcomes for cancer patients through Concession Charity and Deductible Gift Recipient for
psychological and psychosocial interventions. The Australian Tax purposes.
clinical trial interventions included health education (for
example, cancers, nutrition, exercise, environmental); Thank you for taking the time to find out about our
stress management (for example, general stress initiative to minimize the ravages of cancers and
information, personal stress awareness, relaxation develop psycho-genomic approaches to greater
techniques); enhancement of coping skills (for example enhanced cancer treatment and prevention
problem solving, general coping alternatives, theoretical strategies.
and personal application of solutions); and
psychological support (from group members and staff). With Compliments
Power Thinking Health Council will, in its research
program identify gene expression and gene mutation
marker differentials between cancer and non-cancer
population; undertake a study over several years
looking for blood markers of cellular dysfunctions which
Contact details:
predispose to cancer, i.e. a step before the current Email: enquiries@power-thinking.org
screening phase, and identify psychological or Website: www.power-thinking.org
psychosocial intervention affects on those blood
markers over time in order to treat cancers to increase Reference: “Stressors, psycho-genomic pathways and
survivorship and prevent initiation of cancers. cancers” by Theo Richter at www.power-thinking.org
President, Theo Richter FPNA; Vice-president, Juri Yoshida, NavExpress; Public Officer of PTII & Chairperson of the Albury Wodonga
Cancer Foundation, Eric Turner; Dr Alan Dulfer MBBS Bach Surg & Med; Marie Elliot; Susan Stevens; Anthea Atkins; Jan Roberts,
Psychologist; Don Power Power + Executive Coaching; Gayl Chivers Inspirational Life; Treasurer support Worsley Partners; Auditors
Johnsons MME; Legals Weatherly & Bartram.