KeithIBlockMD

Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Complementary and Integrative

Medical & Scientific Director: Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment. Editor-In-Chief: Integrative Cancer Therapies, Sage Science Press............. Editorial Board, National Cancer Institute: Physician Data Query, Integrative & CAM Cancer Treatment (IACT) ............. Director, Integrative Medical Education (former) University of Illinois College of Medicine

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Office
5230 Old Orchard Rd
Skokie, IL 60077
Phone+1 847-492-3040

Fax+1 847-492-3045

Education & Training

Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1980 - 2026
TX State Medical License 1979 - 2026
FL State Medical License 1980 - 2025
MI State Medical License 1984 - 2015
WI State Medical License 1980 - 2011
MA State Medical License 1982 - 2007
CT State Medical License 1982 - 1985

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

100 citations
Panax ginseng: A Role in Cancer Therapy?
Yuan S. Chang, Eun Kyoung Seo, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Keith I. Block
Integrative Cancer Therapies. 2003-03-01
69 citations
Efficacy and safety of herbal stimulants and sedatives in sleep disorders
Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Sharon L. Merritt, Sara Davia Peterson, Keith I. Block, Tom Gochenour
Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2000-06-01
120 citations
Impact of antioxidant supplementation on chemotherapeutic efficacy: a systematic review of the evidence from randomized controlled trials.
Keith I. Block, Amanda Koch, Mark N. Mead, Peter K. Tothy, Robert A. Newman
Cancer Treatment Reviews. 2007-08-01

Press Mentions

Cancer Patients with Pain on Admission Had 4.5 Times Greater Mortality if Their Sleep Was Disrupted - by Keith Block, M.D.January 2nd, 2022
3-5 Hours of Just Walking Per Week Was Enough to Cut Mortality by Half in Breast Cancer Patients - by Keith Block, M.D.December 14th, 2021
More Than Chemo: A Different Way to Treat CancerFebruary 7th, 2020
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