Can Your Physician Really Predict How Long You Have to Live? One of the most common sources of distress after a diagnosis of cancer is being told that you have “X” number of months or years to live. This is often presented in the form of a risk-based percentage, such as “a 30 percent chance … Continued
3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 pound mushrooms (of your choice), sliced ½ to 1 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste) ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 ½ Tablespoon dry sake or white wine (optional) 1 large onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, crushed 4½ cups Basic Vegetable … Continued
1½ cups organic whole wheat pastry flour ½ cup organic old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant) ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1 egg, from free-range hen, lightly beaten ½ cup brown rice syrup ½ cup pure agave syrup ½ cup high-heat canola oil OR non-hydrogenated buttery spread (Earth … Continued
By Keith Block, MD Hope is believing in spite of the evidence, and then watching the evidence change. – Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine Physicians who offer cancer patients innovative but “unproven” therapies are often criticized for providing false hope. The basic line of reasoning here is that, without definitive evidence from randomized clinical trials … Continued
Black Bean Salad 2 cups cooked black beans 1 stalk celery, diced (optional) ¼ cup chopped red onion 1 large fresh tomato, chopped 2 ears of corn, kernels removed (seasonal & optional) ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons brown rice vinegar 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano 1½ teaspoons prepared yellow mustard ¾ … Continued
Ask Dr. Block I’ve heard you say we have made some recent gains, but overall, and for many years, we have been losing the “war on cancer.” Why do you believe this to be the case? Compared to the mortality rate for other diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and stroke, the change in mortality … Continued
Ask Dr. Block Dr. Block, what do you think are the main differences between the “standard of care” approach of conventional medicine and a comprehensive, personalized integrative approach? Mainstream cancer treatment grows out of a cultural – and global – fixation on seeking out silver bullet treatment strategies. This search, while fruitful in small … Continued
For many years, we’ve been telling breast cancer patients that if they have estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) cancers, they can safely eat soy foods like tofu and tempeh. Soy foods have been shown in epidemiological studies to be safe for breast cancer patients, as well as for those at higher risk. They may actually lower breast … Continued
Filling 5-7 firm, tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced (Golden Delicious, for example) 4 tablespoons organic brown rice syrup -OR- 2 tablespoons pure agave syrup 1 teaspoon cinnamon Canola oil, high heat, or pure grapeseed oil or other Topping 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant) ½ cup organic whole wheat pastry flour … Continued
I’ve heard you speak often about the importance of the “biochemical terrain.” How does our terrain influence our risk of getting cancer? I have spent the past 30 years investigating the clinical relevance and influence that the extracellular and intracellular environments have on cancer cells. A patient’s biochemical terrain can either be cancer promoting or … Continued