Early on during my medical training I was carrying cancer cells in a petri dish from one lab to another, just a 5-minute walk down the hall. The graduate student in the second lab was quite agitated with me, yelling for me to move faster, because the cells died during this short walk, preventing him … Continued

In our previous blog post, we explored current scientific insights regarding the roles of dietary fat, fruit and vegetable consumption, and carbohydrate intake in cancer management and recurrence prevention. Today’s blog will look at the role of dairy, fish and fish oil and soy. Dairy Several studies have shown that high-fat dairy intake is significantly … Continued

There’s a lot of information available about the role diet plays in breast cancer risk as well as breast cancer survival. In today’s blog we’ll take a look at what the science is telling us. We should start by saying that contrary to some claims, there aren’t specific foods that can increase survival. Rather, there … Continued

In the early years of his practice Dr. Block was seeing two distinct patient populations. The first group were patients receiving conventional medicine treatment. They often responded well to treatment, but struggled with adverse side effects. The second group, from the alternative medicine community, generally tolerated their treatments well; however, their disease continued to progress. … Continued

Our own Liz Gold, MS, RDN, was recently a guest on the Radical Remission Project’s Stories That Heal podcast, hosted by Karla Mans Giroux. Liz covers some of the most commonly asked patient questions, including: Why is diet fundamental to the Block Center’s treatment plan? Do we recommend a keto diet and what does the … Continued

One of the most common questions doctors hear following a cancer diagnosis is “what is my prognosis?” An understandable question, but the answer is also one of the most common sources of distress for a patient. Hearing “you have ‘X’ number of months or years to live” is often presented in the form of a … Continued

In our last blog, we explained how patients can actually improve their chances of survival by taking a proactive approach to preventing or mitigating the potentially life-threatening complications associated with cancer and its treatment. In that blog, we addressed cancer cachexia and infections. In today’s blog, we’ll discuss thromboembolism and pain syndrome. Thromboembolism refers to … Continued

Most patients with cancer don’t die from the disease itself; far more often, they die from the complications associated with cancer and its treatments. So, it follows that taking steps to prevent or mitigate these complications can literally be a life-saving strategy. This approach to treatment is fundamental to our unique, individualized model of care … Continued

For people touched by cancer, the term “hope” can mean different things. At a basic level, of course you hope to get rid of your cancer and then stay free of the disease. In this context, hope is simply a form of wish fulfillment: You desire, and to some degree, expect, a full-fledged recovery. Implicit … Continued

Our last blog addressed the very real concerns about the side effects of chemotherapy and the challenges so many patients face tolerating their treatment. We explained how optimizing a patient’s biochemical environment (their terrain) can help reduce the side effects of treatment and how we regularly assess and correct our patients’ terrain, adjusting their treatment … Continued