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Doctors find chronotherapy more effective in treating a variety of diseases
In a recently published article on Abcnews.com it was reported that "... .. many of the inner processes of our body are cyclical. There are daily patterns, such as guards and sleeping, monthly patterns, such as the menstrual cycle of a woman and even seasonal patterns, such as those that cause a seasonal-affective disorder (SAD). But doctors have only recently started the effects of this rhythms Understanding illnesses in order to be able to treat your patients more effectively.
Doctors find chronotherapy more effective in treating a variety of diseases
A recent article on ABCnews.com reported that "...Many of our bodies' internal processes are cyclical. There are daily patterns, like waking and sleeping, monthly patterns, like a woman's menstrual cycle, and even seasonal patterns, like those that cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in the winter months. But doctors are only recently beginning to understand the effects of these rhythms on others To understand diseases well enough to be able to treat their patients more effectively. The idea that medical treatments can be improved depending on when they are given to a patient is called chronotherapy. And by leveraging this good timing, doctors are finding that they can more effectively treat a variety of illnesses, such as asthma, arthritis and cancer, while reducing side effects.”
According to Dr. Michael Smolensky, co-author of the book The Body Clock Guide to Better Health: "If cancer drugs are administered in a chronobiological way, patients may be able to tolerate higher, stronger doses than would otherwise be possible."
Keith Block, Dr Block, who is also medical scientific director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care and Optimal Health in Evanston, Illinois. "Current research shows that cis-platinum is best administered between 4 and 6 p.m., as opposed to the evening as recommended by ABC News. Adriamycin should peak at 4 a.m. with an infusion window of 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. We found that patients receiving chronotherapy often reduce the recurring side effects of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue. This is important because the effects caused by the Debilitation caused by chemotherapy can cause patients to reduce or even stop treatments that might otherwise help them win their battle. with cancer.”
Randy Lopez was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer at age 35. Fighting for his life, he underwent chemotherapy that left him weak and debilitated. In less than a year, he received more devastating news - the cancer had metastasized to his liver. The prognosis was bleak. In fact, Lopez and his doctors believed he was running out of time. After working with Dr. Block and chronotherapy, Lopez, now 42, is cancer-free. He will attend the Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) national meeting in New York on September 30, where Dr. Block will speak at the CCA and explain that even though time was not on Randy's side, timing was literally the key to his successful recovery.
One of the main problems with this type of treatment has been logistics – figuring out how to deliver chemotherapy in precise doses. Dr. Block has brought technology to the U.S. that delivers chemotherapy through a pump designed to precisely tailor up to four infusion channels simultaneously to a patient's individual needs. Thanks to its high portability and small size that fits in a belt bag, patients can maintain full mobility, exercise and sleep through the night - all while receiving their tailored cancer treatment.
Keith I. Block, MD, is co-founder and medical scientific director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Care and Optimal Health in Evanston, Illinois (www.blockmd.com). Block uses research-based treatment methods that combine the best of Western medicine with complementary treatments in nutritional pharmacology, psychotherapy, meditation, exercise, yoga, etc. Block is editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Integrative Cancer Therapies, published by SAGE Science Press and indexed in MEDLINE and Index Medicus. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacognosy (the branch of pharmacology that studies drugs in their natural state as well as medicinal herbs and other plants) at the College of Pharmacy at UIC. Additionally, Dr. Block is involved in research collaborations with university institutions in the USA and Israel.