Dr. Keith Block was the Chair of the Eighth Annual SIO Conference in Integrative Oncology. Dr. Block and the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment are at the cutting edge of new and revolutionary tecniques in medicine.

Keith I. Block, M.D. and Penny Block, M.A., PhD, founded the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in 1980, with a focus on treating the patient as a whole person rather than simply treating the diagnosis.  Together, they developed their unique and truly integrative approach to cancer treatment which encompasses traditional and complementary medicine delivered in a caring environment.

The Block Center’s skilled professionals, trained in the Block integrative philosophy, are all critical members of each patient’s treatment team.

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For more than a century, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has offered the best possible care for patients with cancer and has sought strategies to prevent, control and ultimately cure cancer in the future.

About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products- click here to visit Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's website and learn about their successes with herbs and botanicals in cancer treatment.

The Food and Nutrition Board was established in 1940 to study issues of national importance pertaining to the safety and adequacy of the nation's food supply, to establish principles and guidelines for adequate nutrition, and to render authoritative judgment on the relationships among food intake, nutrition, and health, at the request of various agencies.

http://www.iom.edu/?id=3788&redirect=0

The Food and Nutrition Information Center - a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_center=4

The mission of ODS is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population.

http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/

The terms "alternative" or "complementary" are used to refer to non-traditional methods of diagnosing, preventing, or treating cancer. Many cancer patients find that these therapies relieve symptoms or side effects, ease pain, and enhance their lives during treatment. How can you know if these approaches are safe and if they can help you?

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/ETO_5.asp?sitearea=ETO

The Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (OCCAM) was established in October 1998 to coordinate and enhance the activities of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the arena of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

http://www.cancer.gov/cam/index.html