Keith I. Block, M.D. is Director of Integrative Medical Education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine; Medical Director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Evanston, Illinois; and founder and Scientific Director of the nonprofit Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Education. He is also editor in chief of the peer-reviewed professional journal Integrative Cancer Therapies and a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Editorial Board.
"Life Over Cancer is the compilation of Dr. Block's three decades
of research and development of his optimal model of integrative
cancer treatment. As Chief of Surgical Oncology from a major
medical institution, I have sent many patients to the Block Center.
They experienced less treatment toxicity, improved treatment
response, better quality of life, and improved outcomes. In my
opinion, Dr. Block's clinic is unique and what I consider to be the
top integrative oncology center in the US. It is where I would go
if I was ever diagnosed with cancer."— N. Joseph Espat, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Surgical Oncology Roger Williams Medical
Center
“Life Over Cancer is a must- read for anyone combating this
disease. It provides genuine hope, as well as the evidence,
rationale, and instructions in how to live a healthier, fuller life
with cancer, while providing a broader array of treatment options
that improve quality of life.”—Nick Vogelzang, M.D., Director,
Nevada Cancer Institute Professor of Medicine, University of Nevada
School of Medicine, Las Vegas
“Here is cancer care as it should be: person-centered, integrated,
individualized and science-based. If you or your loved ones have
been touched by cancer, or if you care for those with cancer, read
this book.”—Wayne B. Jonas, M.D., President and CEO, Samueli
Institute Director (1995-1999), Office of Alternative Medicine,
National Institutes of Health
“Keith Block is one of the great pioneers of integrative oncology.
This important book is essential reading for patients and health
professionals alike. Block's approach is indicative of much of the
future of this critically important field of medicine."—Michael
Lerner, Ph.D., President, Commonwealth Cofounder, Commonweal Cancer
Help Program
“Life Over Cancer provides the reader with an accessible and
comprehensive program that combines the best of conventional cancer
therapy with effective complementary interventions. It is this
'whole person' approach to patient care that Dr. Block brought to
the University of Illinois Integrative Medical Education program
which he established in the mid-nineties. His dedication and
efforts have transformed the school's medical education curriculum,
and inspired future physicians to view integrative medicine as a
truly significant component of health care.”—L. J. Sandlow, M.D.
Senior Associate Dean for Academic & Educational Affairs Professor
and Head, Department of Medical Education University of Illinois
College of Medicine
“In Life Over Cancer, Dr. Block demonstrates his huge depth of
knowledge of the comprehensive management of patients with cancer
and illustrates the wealth of opportunities and choices available
to them. This is a book about optimism, soundly grounded in
science."—Stephen M. Sagar, M.D. President, Society for Integrative
Oncology Associate Professor Oncology & Medicine, McMaster Univ.,
Hamilton, Ontario
“Life Over Cancer provides countless strategies to enable the
patient to regain some of the lost sense of control that a
diagnosis often carries, empowering them to be a true partner in
their fight for life. Dr. Block's counsel and guidance have
assisted countless medical professionals hoping to provide their
own patients with a comprehensive integrative approach to care.”
—Donald I. Abrams, M.D., Chief of Hematology-Oncology San Francisco
General Hospital Prof. Clinical Medicine, Osher Center for
Integrative Medicine, UCSF
“How refreshing to come across this thoughtful book.…With the
boldness of a carpe diem, this evidence-based integrative approach
should serve as a wake-up call for oncologists to overcome their
obsession with treating cancer as an isolated target and to pay
attention to the cancer patient whose own faculties need to be
harnessed as agencies to win this war.”—Azra Raza, M.D. Director of
the Myelodysplatic Syndrome Center St. Vincent's Comprehensive
Cancer Center, New York, NY Former Chief Hematology-Oncology
University of Massachusetts
“Keith Block is the foremost integrative oncologist in North
America. In Life Over Cancer he shares his incomparable depth of
knowledge and experience with us and presents a comprehensive,
scientific, and practical program for helping people with cancer
effectively fight the disease.”—Leo Galland, M.D., Author, Power
Healing Director, The Foundation for Integrated Medicine
“Life Over Cancer is a training manual for cancer patients, their
families, cancer nurses, oncology pharmacists and oncologists. [It]
provides patients with insight and a series of concrete steps to
help them live better and longer, despite a cancer diagnosis.
—William JM Hrushesky, M.D., Senior Clinician Investigator, Medical
Oncology Professor, Schools of Public Health and Medicine,
University of South Carolina , WJB Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia
SC
“Patients who have taken the Life Over Cancer sojourn have
generated an impressive track record. While we have much to
comprehend about the inner workings of cancer it is reassuring to
know that personalized state-of-the-art care is within reach.—Debu
Tripathy, M.D. Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine Former
Director of the Komen / UT Southwestern Breast Cancer Research
Program President and CEO, Physicians Education Resource
“Without doubt, Life Over Cancer can be singled out as the most
authoritative book in integrative cancer medicine available for the
cancer patient. I highly recommend it for patients and
caregivers.”—Jacob Shoham, M.D., PhD, Medical Oncology Professor
Emeritus of Life Sciences Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
“Life Over Cancer is the program every cancer patient deserves in
order to have the best chance for recovery and restoration of
health.”—Andrew Weil, M.D.
“Keith Block is a pioneer and leader in integrative cancer care and
one of its premier practitioners. This clear, meticulously
documented, practical book is a lifeline for anyone who has cancer.
It should be required reading for all oncologists.”—James S.
Gordon, M.D., former chair, White House Commission on Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Policy; author of Unstuck: Your Guide to
the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression
“To this day, the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment
remains the best and the only truly comprehensive integrative
cancer center in the country. This generous book is the exact
blueprint for that program and the recipe for its success: hope and
science.”—Mark Renneker, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor,
Unviersity of California, San Francisco, Medical School
"Dr. Keith Block shares his decades of research and clinical
practice, and presents a powerful, practical, and accessible
approach for patients, loved ones, caregivers, and health
professionals. This book beautifully reveals the depth of his
dedication and commitment to helping people heal."—Jeremy Geffen,
M.D., medical oncologist and author of The Journey Through Cancer:
Healing and Transforming the Whole Person
“Keith Block, M.D. is the most prominent integrative cancer
specialist in the United States. His new book, Life Over Cancer, is
the manifesto of the movement for a kinder and more effective form
of managing this terrible disease.”—Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., Director,
The Moss Reports
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