ABOUT ONCOLOGY TRAINING
Advancing integrative care, one practitioner at a time.
Oncology Training is the founding education provider for Greet The Day — the nonprofit that pioneered integrative oncology care in the United States.
When you train with us, you join a movement that has been transforming the cancer care experience since 2003.
OUR ROOTS
Greet The Day established the first oncology spa program in the country in 2003, setting practice standards that made spa services safe and accessible for people living with cancer. Since then, the organization has served thousands of patients across Southern California, building referral relationships between cancer centers, oncologists, and day spas that simply didn’t exist before.
In 2006, Greet The Day launched California’s first infusion center massage program — one of the few structured massage therapy programs integrated into cancer care at a major U.S. medical center at the time. What began as a volunteer-run anomaly became a national model, paving the way for funded therapist positions in integrative care across the country.
2006
First infusion center massage program launched in California - includes massage therapists and estheticians from Day 1
Learn moreJohnnette du Rand
CMT, LE, MLD • GREET THE DAY FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Johnnette has been shaping Greet The Day’s education and patient service programs since its founding in 2003. A Charter Member and former board member of the Society for Oncology Massage (S4OM), she also served on the pilot program committee for the Society for Oncology Esthetics (S4OE), reflecting her long-standing commitment to including estheticians in integrative care.
She practices across spa, private practice, and adult inpatient, outpatient, and end-of-life care settings. Through Holden Integrative, her private practice, she partners with Greet The Day and cancer centers across Southern California and beyond to deliver integrative care programs and training for nursing staff and patient family caregivers. Oncology Training is her online education platform. Johnnette remains an active volunteer and donor to Greet The Day, and a volunteer with the Society for Oncology Massage and the Society for Oncology Esthetics.
Spirit of Philanthropy, Outstanding Founder nomination, 2006
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Irvine, California, Distinguished Service Award, accepted on behalf of Greet The Day, 2013
Workshop of the Year “Oncology Massage Introduction”, American Massage Therapy Association CA Chapter, 2024
WHY IT MATTERS
Greet The Day’s work didn’t follow trends — it set them. A significant portion of its groundbreaking programs were developed before widespread internet use, driven purely by the vision of its leadership and the dedication of its volunteers. Their efforts have raised the standard of care for people with cancer and opened doors for massage therapists and estheticians to practice meaningfully in clinical center, private practice and spa settings.
The education programs you participate in with Oncology Training are part of that legacy. By training here, you’re not just earning a credential — you’re contributing to a mission that continues to redefine what compassionate, whole-person cancer care looks like.
10% of your Foundation program course fee goes directly to Greet The Day, supporting ongoing patient program delivery and development, and the continued development of integrative oncology care.
Being the best part of someone’s day is part of our every day.
Join us in class and find out why.
