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Keith I. Block, MD
Keith I. Block,
M.D., is the
Medical-Scientific Director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer
Treatment, a research and treatment center combining the best of
conventional medical care with scientifically sound integrative
therapies. A noted educator, Dr. Block currently holds a number of
clinical appointments. He serves as the director of Integrative Medical
Education, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago. He is
also Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education,
Professor and is the course coordinator of the “Complimentary and
Alternative Medicine” Special Topics Seminar. In addition, he is an
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacognosy, Department of Medicinal
Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois
at Chicago. Dr. Block graduated from the University of Miami College of
Medicine and completed studies at London University’s St Mary Abbott
Hospital in England, Chemistry and Drug Research Laboratory in
Gainesville, FL and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in
Gainesville, FL. He served a residency at Illinois Masonic Medical
Center, an affiliate of the University of Illinois. Dr. Block is a
pioneer in the field of integrative medicine and the emerging field of
chronomodulated chemotherapy
A prolific
researcher, Dr. Block is currently Editor-in-Chief of Integrative
Cancer Therapies, a peer-reviewed journal published by Sage Science
Press. Dr. Block is on the editorial board of the NCI/PDQ
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) at the National Cancer
Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Block has
held numerous government appointments including:
Facilitator for The POMES
Project at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C.
(Practice Outcomes Monitoring and Evaluation System for Integrated,
Complementary and Alternative Medicine – CAM- Cancer Practices) ;
Medical/Research Consultant
to the Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM) at the National Institutes
of Health; Medical Consultant on Nutritional-Oncology Research
for the Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States,
Washington, D.C.; Consultant to the Congress of the United
States; Health and Science Policy Issues; Member, Advisory Panel
for Alternative and Adjunctive Cancer Therapy, Office of Technology
Assessment, Congress of the United States, Wash., D.C.
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PUBLISHED PAPERS, BOOK
CHAPTERS AND CONFERENCE
ABSTRACTS:
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 2006 |
Mark F. McCarty, BA, and Keith I.
Block, MD. Toward a Core Nutraceutical Program for Cancer
Management. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 5, No.
2, June 2006, pp 150-171. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2006 |
N. Joseph Espat, MD, MS, FACS;
Suhail Sharif, MD; Jacki Glew, MS, RD, LDN; Cheryl Sullivan, MS,
RD, LDN; Tina Kaczor, ND; and Keith I. Block, MD.
Integrative Tumor Board: Cholangiocarcinoma. Integrative
Cancer Therapies, Volume 5, No. 2, June 2006, pp 131-149.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2006 |
Keith I. Block, MD, Roger Dafter,
PhD, and Howard P. Greenwald, PhD. Cancer, the Mind, and the
problem of Self-Blame. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 5, No. 2, June 2006, pp 123-130. Published by Sage
Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2006 |
Keith I. Block, MD.
Editorial: A Tale of 2 Studies: Diet and Breast Cancer.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 5, No. 2, June 2006, pp
95-97. Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA.
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2006 |
Keith I. Block, MD. Editorial:
Why Integrative Therapies? Integrative Cancer
Therapies, Volume 5, No. 1, March 2006, pp3 -6. Published
by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Keith I. Block, MD, and Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, PhD. Commentary: The Pharmacological Antioxidant
Amifostine – Implications of Recent Research for Integrative
Cancer Care. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 4,
No. 4, December 2005, pp 329-351. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Mark F. McCarty, BA, and Keith I.
Block, MD. Multifocal Angiostatic therapy: An Update.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No. 4, December 2005, pp
301-314. Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Editorial:
Antioxidants in the News. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 4, No. 4, December 2005, pp 271-273. Published by
Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Keith I. Block, MD; Susan
Reynolds, PA; Charlotte Gyllenhaal, PhD; Penny Block, MS;
Michael de la Torre, MD; Deva Nathan, MD. Clinical experiences
with chronotherapy of advanced colon cancer in the integrative
care setting. Presented at the Society for Integrative
Oncology 2ndInternational Conference, San Diego,
California, Nov. 10-12, 2005.
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2005 |
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, PhD, Deva
Nathan, MD, Michael Uzick, ND, David Winston, RH (AHG), and
Keith I. Block, MD. Integrative Tumor Board: Malignant
Melanoma. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No. 3,
September 2005, pp 249-265. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Keith I. Block, M.D.
Editorial: Challenges of Alternative and Complementary
Research. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No.32,
September 2005, pp 207-209. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Keith I. Block, MD.
Editorial: Recapturing the Patient’s Voice. Integrative
Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No. 2, June 2005, pp 107-109.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
April Yuning Feng, MD, MS, Thomas
F. Hogan, MD, Donald L. Lamm, MD, Eric Yarnell, ND, RH(AHG),
Margaret Philhower, ND, Monica Krise, MSW, V. June Lundy, MS,
LCSW, OSW-C, and Keith I. Block, MD. Integrative Tumor
Board: Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. Integrative
Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No. 1, March 2005, pp 48-64.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2005 |
Keith I. Block, MD.
Commentary: The Demise of the Super-aspirins: An Opportunity
for Integrative Medicine?.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No. 1, March 2005, pp
5-7. Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks,
CA.
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2005 |
Editorial: Inflammation,
COX-2 Inhibitors, and Cancer, by Keith
I. Block, MD. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 4, No. 1,
March 2005, pp 3-4. Published by Sage Science Publications,
Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD.
Commentary: Antioxidants and Cancer Therapy: Furthering the
Debate. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 3, No. 4,
December 2004, pp 342-348. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD.
Editorial: Antioxidants and Cancer Therapy.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 3, No. 4, December 2004, pp
277-278. Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD, Penny B.
Block, MA, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, PhD. Integrative Cancer Care
and the Optimal Healing Environment. Presented at the
Society for Integrative Oncology 1st International
Conference, New York, NY, Nov. 17-19, 2004.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, M.D., Penny B.
Block, M.A., and Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D. The Role of
Optimal Healing Environments in Patients Undergoing Cancer
Treatment: Clinical Research Protocol Guidelines.
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol.
10(Supplement I), October 2004, pp S-157-S-170. Mary Ann
Liebert, Inc., publishers.
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2004 |
April Yuning Feng, MD, MS, Sigrun
Hallmeyer, MD, David Peace, MD, Jenna Wunder, MPH, RD, Maureen
Wilson, ND, Leslie G. Walker, MA, PhD, DipClinPsychol, CPsychol,
CBiol, FBPsS, FIBiol, FRSS, and Keith I. Block, MD.
Integrative Tumor Board: Recurrent Lymphoma.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 3, No. 3, September 2004,
pp 238-256. Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand
Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD. Editorial:
Moving Into the Future: Integrative Medical Education for
Tomorrow’s Physicians. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 3, No. 3, September 2004, pp 197-198. . Published by
Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Sachin Dixit, MD, Jeanette K.
Pueschel, MD, Jeanne M. Wallace, PhD, CNC, Ruth Cohn Bolletino,
PhD, and Keith I. Block, MD. Integrative Tumor Board:
Glioblastoma Multiforme. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 3, No. 2, June 2004, pp 149-172. Published by Sage
Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, PhD, and Mark N. Mead, MS. Safety and Efficacy of
Herbal Sedatives in Cancer Care. Integrative Cancer
Therapies, Volume 3, No. 2, June 2004, pp 128-148. Published
by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD, Andrea J.
Cohen, MD, Adrian S. Dobs, MD, Dean Ornish, MD, and Debu Treaty,
MD. The Challenges of Randomized Trials in Integrative
Cancer Care. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 3, No.
2, June 2004, pp 112-127. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD.
Editorial: Optimal Healing Environments and Integrative Cancer
Therapy. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 3, No. 2,
June 2004, pp 95-97. Published by Sage Science Publications,
Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, MD, Beverly Burns,
Lac, Andrea J. Cohen, MD, Adrian S. Dobs, MD, Suzanne M. Hess,
PhD, and Andrew Vickers, PhD. Point-Counterpoint: Using
Clinical Trials for the Evaluation of Integrative Cancer
Therapies. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 3, No. 1,
March 2004, pp 66-81. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Michael A. de la Torre, M.D.,
Supriya K. Gupta, M.D., Nicholas Vogelzang, M.D., Hardev Pandha,
MRCP, FRACP, Ph.D., Daniel Rubin, N.D., Penny B. Block, M.A.,
and Keith I. Block, M.D. Integrative Tumor Board: Metastatic
Renal Cell Carcinoma. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 3, No. 1, March 2004, pp 24-46. Published by Sage
Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2004 |
Keith I. Block, M.D.
Editorial: Antineoplastons and the Challenges of Research in
Integrative Care. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume
3, No. 1, March 2004, pp 3-4. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Block KI,
Schwartz MS, Gyllenhaal C. Chapter
9. Dietary considerations: rationale, issues, substances,
evaluation and patient education. In: Schwartz MS and
Associates: Biofeedback: A practitioners guide. (3rd
ed.). New York: Guilford Press.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, M.D.
Editorial: Integrative and Alternative Medicine Take Steps
Forward – and Backward! Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 2, No. 4, December 2003, pp 313-314. ` Published by
Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Jennifer Schmaltz, PA-C, D. Barry
Boyd, MD, FACP, Arica Hirsch, MD, Judy A. Fulop, ND, MS, Lewis
Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD, Bradly P. Jacobs, MD, MPH, Beverly Burns,
Lac, Rupa Marya, MD, Jnani Chapman, RN, CMT, RYT, BSN, Brook
Stone, LCSW, Shelley Hwang, MD, Mindy Goldman, MD, Kevin
Barrows, MD, Kathleen Sampel, RD, and Keith I. Block, MD.
Integrative Tumor Board: Recurrent Breast Cancer or New
Primary? Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No.
3, September 2003, pp 268-305. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, MD, and Mark N.
Mead, MS. Herbal Immunostimulants: Immune System Effects
of Echinacea, Ginseng, and Astragalus: A Review.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No. 3, September 2003,
pp 247-267. Published by Sage Science Publications,
Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block. Editorial:
Multiple Molecular Targets in Oncology and Integrative Care.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No. 3, September
2003, pp 209-211. Published by Sage Science Publications,
Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Suzanne C. Lechner, Ph.D.,
University of Miami; Sandra G. Zakowski, Ph.D., Finch University
of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School; Michael H. Antoni,
Ph.D., University of Miami; Michael Greenhawt, M.D., Aventura
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Aventura, FL; Keith Block, M.D.,
and Penny Block, M.A., Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care,
Evanston, IL. Variables Associated with Benefit-Finding in
Cancer – Do Sociodemographic and Disease-Related Variables
Influence Benefit-Finding in Cancer Patients?
Psychooncology; 2003 Jul-Aug;12(5):491-9 (an International
Journal Published by John Wiley & Sons of Chichester, New York,
Weinheim, Brisbane, Singapore and Toronto).
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, MD, and Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, PhD. Point-Counterpoint: Mega-Dose Vitamins and
Breast Cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 2,
No. 2, June 2003, pp 145-146. Published by Sage Science
Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, M.D.
Editorial: Timing is Everything, Integrative Cancer
Therapies, Volume 2, No. 2, June 2003, pp 103-104.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, Gerald Chodak, Sally Freels, Jacob Shoham; Block
Medical Center, Evanston, IL; Midwest Prostate and Urology
Health Center, Chicago, IL; University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL; Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Survival Impact Of Integrative Care In Advanced Prostate Cancer.
Proceedings of American Society of Clinical Oncology, (item
102921); 2003. Abstract # 1746. ASCO 39th
Annual Meeting, May 31-June 3, 2003, Chicago, IL.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, MD. Integrative
Tumor Board: Recently Diagnosed Prostate Cancer. Integrative
Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No. 1, March 2003, pp 63-90.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, MD, Terrence J.
Bugno, MD, Frances A. Collichio, MD, Jeremy Geffen, MD, Lidia
Schapira, MD. Point-Counterpoint: Breaking Bad News.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No. 1, March 2003,
pp 39-62. Published by Sage Science Publications,
Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Yuan S. Chang, Phd, Eun-Kyoung Seo,
PhD, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, PhD, and Keith I. Block, MD.
Panax ginseng: A Role in Cancer Therapy? Integrative
Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No. 1, March 2003, pp 13-33.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Editorial:
Integrative Cancer Care and the Art of Medicine, Integrative
Cancer Therapies, Volume 2, No. 1, March 2003, pp 3-4.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2003 |
Keith I. Block, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, Gerald Chodak, Sally Freels, Jacob Shoham; Block
Medical Center, Evanston, IL; Midwest Prostate and Urology
Health Center, Chicago, IL; University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL; Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Survival
Impact Of Integrative Care In Advanced Prostate Cancer;
Proceedings of American Society of Clinical Oncology,
2003. Abstract No. 1746. ASCO 39th Annual Meeting,
May 31-June 3, 2003, Chicago, IL.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Integrative
Tumor Board: Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer, Integrative Cancer
Therapies, Volume 1, No. 4, December 2002, pp 392-416.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Editorial:
Pain, Depression, and Fatigue in Cancer, Integrative Cancer
Therapies, Volume 1, No. 4, December 2002, pp 323-326.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, Barry Boyd,
Nicholas Gonzalez, and Aristo Vojdani. Point-Counterpoint: The
Immune System in Cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 1, No. 3, September 2002, pp 294-316. Published by Sage
Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Integrative
Tumor Board: Recently Diagnosed Lung Cancer, Integrative Cancer
Therapies, Volume 1, No. 3, September 2002, pp 246-265.
Published by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Editorial:
Looking Beyond the Obvious, Integrative Cancer Therapies,
Volume 1, No. 3, September 2002, pp 227-228. Published
by Sage Science Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, M.D. Chapter
Nine: Micronutrients: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. In
Tagliaferri M, Cohen I, Tripathy D. Breast Cancer: Beyond
Convention -- The World's Foremost Authorities on Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Offer Advice on Healing, New York:
Pocket Books. 2002.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block. Editorial: On
Psycho-Oncology, Lycopene and the Noni Fruit, Integrative
Cancer Therapies. 2002; 1(2): 107-109.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block. Integrative Tumor
Board: Advanced Breast Cancer, Integrative Physician’s
Perspective. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2002; 1(2):
179-214.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, Sue Robertson,
Charlotte Gyllenhaal. Clinical experiences with irinotecan and
chronotherapy in integrative care of advanced colon cancer,
Proceedings of American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2002;
21(2), 142b: 18-21.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, Andreas
Constantinou, Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Claude Hughes, Debu
Tripathy, Jeffrey A. Tice. Point-Counterpoint: Soy Intake for
Breast Cancer Patients. Integrative Cancer Therapies,
2002; 1(1): 90-100.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal. Clinical Corner: Herb-Drug Interactions in Cancer
Chemotherapy: Theoretical Concerns Regarding Drug Metabolizing
Enzymes. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2002; 1(1): 83-89.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block. Integrative Tumor
Board: Esophageal Cancer. Integrative Physician’s Perspective.
Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2002; 1(1): 44-66.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block. Editorial:
Integrative Cancer Treatment in the 21st Century,
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2002; 1(1): 3-6.
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2002 |
Keith I. Block. Chronomodulated
Chemotherapy: Clinical Value and Possibilities for
Dissemination in the United States: An Examination of
Chronobiologic Chemotherapy Coverage in the U.S.
Chronobiology International, 2002; 19(1).
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2001 |
Keith. I. Block, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal et al. Survival of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
at an Integrative Care Clinic. Proceedings of American
Society of Clinical Oncology, 2001; 20(Part 2): 55b.
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2001 |
R.A. Nagourney, K. Block, D. Spall,
M. Flam, E. Rosenbaum, D. Lee, D. Berdeaux, B. Sommers, S.
Harper, S. Evans Ex Vivo Assay (EVA® Directed Cancer
Chemotherapy: Feasibility and Utility in Clinical Practice.
Proceedings of American Society of Clinical Oncology.
2001; 20 (2): 103B (item 2162).
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2001 |
Keith I. Block, Dave Grotto, Linda
Krafsur, Mark Myers. The Essential Role of Nutritional
Biotherapy in Integrative Cancer Care. Nutrition in
Complementary Care. 2001; 3(4): 12.
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2001 |
James E. Painter, V.I Prisecaru,
Keith I. Block. Utilizing the Current Dietary Reference Intakes
to Assess the Vitamin E and Vitamin C Intake Status of U.S.
Adults Utilizing NHANES III. J. American Dietetic Assoc. 2001:
101(9):A83.
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2000 |
American Cancer Society Working
Group. Nutrition During and After Cancer Treatment: A Guide for
Informed Choices by Cancer Survivors, by American Cancer Society
Workgroup on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer
Survivors. CA Cancer J Clin. 2000; 51(3): 153-181. (Dr.
Block was a Working Group member)
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2000 |
Keith I. Block. Nutritional
Oncology and Integrative Cancer Care, In Clinician's Complete
Reference to Complementary & Alternative Medicine, by Donald
W. Novey. Mosby, Inc. (Harcourt Health Sciences). 2000:
618-636.
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2000 |
Sharon L. Merritt, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, Sara Davia Peterson, Keith I. Block, and Tom
Gochenour. Herbal Remedies: Efficacy in Controlling Sleepiness
and Promoting SleepNurse Practitioner ForuM. 2000; 11:
87-100.
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2000 |
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Sharon L.
Merritt, Sara Davia Peterson, Keith I. Block, and Tom Gochenour.
Efficacy and Safety of Herbal Stimulants and Sedatives in Sleep
Disorders, by. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2000; 4(3):
229-251.
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1999 |
Keith I. Block. Psychooncology
and Total Survivorship. In response to "Mind-Body Research in
Psychooncology" by Steven Greer. Published in Advances: The
Journal of Mind-Body Health. 1999; 15(3).
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1999 |
Keith I. Block. Nutritional
Biotherapy. In Wayne B. Jonas and Jeffrey S. Levin, eds.
Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 1999; pp. 490-521.
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1999 |
Keith I. Block. Nutritional
Oncology and Complementary Medicine. Submitted for
publication in Essentials to Complementary Medicine, ed.
Wayne Jonas. 1999
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1997 |
Keith I. Block. The Role of the
Self in Healthy Cancer Survivorship: A View from the
Front Lines of Treating Cancer.
Advances: The Journal of Mind-Body Health. 1997;
13(1).
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1995 |
Keith I. Block and Mark S.
Schwartz. Dietary Considerations: Rationale, Issues,
Substances, Evaluation and Patient Education. Biofeedback: A
Practitioner’s Guide. 1995: 211-247.
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1995 |
Keith I. Block. Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, Penny B. Block. Living with Cancer: A Pilot Study
of Long-Term Survivors, [Prepared for "The Doctor's
Corner" in NOHA News.] A publication of Nutrition for
Optimal Health Association , Inc. 1995; XX (1).
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1995 |
Keith I. Block. Clinical Outcomes
Following Application of Nutrition in Cancer Treatment.
Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment Proceedings,
Symposium on Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment. 1995.
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1995 |
Keith I. Block. Complementary
Approaches in Clinical Cancer Care, in Complementary
Approaches to Cancer Care Proceedings, Symposium on
Complementary Approaches to Cancer Care. 1995.
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1994
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Keith I. Block, Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, and Penny B. Block. Dietary Change and Lifestyle
Factors in Patients Surviving Advanced Malignancies.
Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment Proc., Symposium on
Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment. 1994: 17-19.
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1994
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Keith I. Block and Charlotte
Gyllenhaal. Emerging Progress in the War on Cancer.
Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment Proceedings,
Symposium on Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment. 1994:
17-19.
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1993
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Keith I. Block. Diet and Quality
and Quantity of Life in Cancer Patients. Adjuvant Nutrition
in Cancer Treatment Proceedings, Symposium on Adjuvant
Nutrition in Cancer Treatment. 1993.
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1991
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Keith I. Block. The Integral Role
of Nutrition in Cancer Treatment, [Prepared for "The Doctor's
Corner" in NOHA News.] A publication of Nutrition for
Optimal Health Association, Inc. 1991. XVI (4).
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1990
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Keith I. Block, M.D., and
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., Copyright 1990. Nutrition: An
Essential Tool in Cancer Therapy. [Prepared for the Office of
Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States,
Washington, D.C., for inclusion in their evaluation and
assessment of cancer therapies.]
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1990
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Keith I. Block, M.D., A Critical
Review -- Analysis of One Alternative Cancer Therapy. Copyright
1990. [Contracted by the National Cancer Institute as co-author
for the National Cancer Registry for publication] [This
paper explores the use of nutrition as an essential tool in
cancer care and critiques alternative cancer care practices.]
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1988
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Keith I. Block, M.D. New Clinical
Care Model, Application to Cancer Patients, Copyright 1988.
[Prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of
the United States, Washington, D.C., for inclusion in their
study report on assessing and evaluating adjunctive cancer
therapy, Unconventional Cancer Treatments published
1990.]
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1981
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Keith I. Block. Chapter 38:
Occupational and Environmental Diseases, in Lane's Medical
Litigation Guide, edited by David Birnbaum. 1981.
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1981
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Keith I. Block. Chapter 35:
Skin, in Lane's Medical Litigation Guide, edited by David
Birnbaum. 1981. |
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE:
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In
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Co-Investigators:
Keith I. Block, M.D.,; Jacob Shoham, M.D., Ph.D; Bar Ilan
University, Israel.
Research:
Phase I – The development and validation of a comprehensive
BioMarker panel to assess and correct the biochemical
environment of patients with malignant cancers. Initially 80
patients in study.
Phase II – Development of
interventions to correct abnormal biomarkers demonstrating
various measurable disruptions.
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In
Process |
Title:
"Outcomes of Integrative Cancer Care":
(1)
Breast cancer -- Manuscript submitted.
Keith I. Block, M.D.;;
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., College of Pharmacy, University of
Illinois at Chicago and Institute for Integrative Cancer
Research and Education; Mark Mead, MS, Institute for
Integrative Cancer Research and Education; Sally Freels, Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Chicago; Debu Tripathy, M.D.,University
of Texas Southwestern; Penny Block, MS, Block Center for
Integrative Cancer Care; William Steinmann, Tulane University;
Jacob Shoham, M.D., Ph.D, Bar Ilan University, Israel.
(2) Prostate cancer --Manuscript
in preparation.
Keith I. Block, M.D.;
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., College of Pharmacy, University of
Illinois at Chicago and Institute for Integrative Cancer
Research and Education; Sally Freels, Ph.D., University of
Illinois at Chicago; Gerald Chodak, M.D.,
Louis A. Weiss Memorial
Hospital, Chicago; Jacob Shoham, M.D., Ph.D., Bar Ilan
University,
Israel.
Objectives:
The objective of this study is to determine whether preliminary
data exist which would indicate increased survival times or
prolonged periods of stabilized disease for patients with
advanced cancers who undertake the regimen used at the
Block Center. Studies on colon, ovarian and lung cancer are
ongoing. Reductions in adverse side effects of treatment, tumor
response, and outcomes of physical care interventions will also
be monitored.
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Title: Systematic reviews of
antioxidant effects during chemotherapy
Co-Investigators: Keith I. Block,
M.D.; Amanda Koch, Ph.D, Block Center for Integrative Cancer
Care and University of Illinois at Chicago Department of
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy; Mark N. Mead, M.S., Block
Center for Integrative Cancer Care; Robert Newman,, Ph.D., M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center; Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., Institute
for Integrative Cancer Research and Education and University of
Illinois at Chicago.
- Efficacy
of Adjuvant Antioxidants and Cancer Chemotherapy: A
Systematic Review of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled
Trials. Manuscript in preparation.
- Effects
of Adjuvant Antioxidants on Cancer Chemotherapy Side
Effects. Research in progress.
These studies use standard
literature search techniques to objectively capture all
randomized clinical trials in which antioxidants were given
concurrently with chemotherapy. The first study examined
whether there was any impact on survival and tumor response,
while the second will examine whether antioxidants reduce
chemotherapy side effects.
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Title: Sleep patterns and
circadian rhythms in cancer chemotherapy patients
Co-investigators: Keith I. Block,
M.D.; Jamie Stouffer, Ph.D., Chicago School of Professional
Psychology; Penny B. Block, M.S., Block Center for Integrative
Cancer Care; Amanda Koch, Ph.D., Block Center for Integrative
Cancer Care and University of Illinois at Chicago; Charlotte
Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and
Education and University of Illinois at Chicago.
This study uses the Body Media
Sensewear Armband and the FACT-G quality of life questionnaire
to examine whether sleep difficulties in cancer patients
undergoing chemotherapy treatment are correlated with quality of
life variables and whether daily activity rhythms influence
sleep and quality of life.
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Title: A Study to Assess Symptom
Burden in Subjects with Non myeloid Malignancies Receiving
Chemotherapy and Aranesp.
Clinical trial site for study
sponsored by Amgen, Inc.
This study tracked symptoms and
symptom resolution in chemotherapy patients receiving medication
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Title: National Patient Impact
Initiative
Study site, Accelerated Community
Oncology Research Network, Inc.
This study used questionnaires to
determine the impact on patients’ lives of repeated chemotherapy
visits including time, distance traveled and subjective impacts.
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Title: Body composition changes in
cancer chemotherapy patients
Co-Investigators: Keith I. Block
M.D., April Yuning Feng, M.D, M.S., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign and Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care;
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
and Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Education.
This study reviewed body
composition analysis and body weight records of chemotherapy
patients at the Block Center to determine changes through a 3-6
month period of chemotherapy to determine whether nutritional
and exercise protocols at the Center were allowing patients to
normalize body weights.
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Title: Body Composition and Cancer
Co-Investigators: Keith I. Block,
M.D., and Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., University of Illinois at
Chicago College of Pharmacy and Block Center for Integrative
Cancer Care.
Objectives: This literature review
assessed the scientific background supporting the use of body
composition analysis to track nutritional status in cancer
patients, and the validity of different methods for such
analyses.
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Title: "Use of Dietary
Supplements by Cancer Patients Participating in a Complementary
Diet and Lifestyle Cancer Treatment Program".
Co-Investigators: Keith I. Block,
M.D.; and Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Ph.D., College of Pharmacy,
University of Illinois at Chicago.
Objectives: The aim of this study
was to evaluate cancer patients attending a complementary
oncology clinic (Block Medical Center) as to nutritional
supplements and substances they self-prescribe or which have
been prescribed for them by outside practitioners. Patients were
interviewed to determine what supplements they were taking
unrelated to Block protocols, where they acquire information
about them, and what they feel these agents add to their cancer
treatment.
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Title: "Investigation of dual
antihormonal therapy in prostate cancer treatment."
Co-Investigators: In collaboration
with Laval University Medical Center, Quebec, Canada,
co-investigators included: Keith I. Block, M.D., Block Medical
Center and the University of Illinois; Fernand LaBrie, O.C.,
M.D., Ph.D., Laval University Medical Center; and others.
Objectives: Participated as a
clinical site in investigations using dual antihormonal therapy
(Flutamide) in prostate cancer treatment (FDA-approved); led to
the licensing of this drug, Eulexin in 1987.
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