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09/05/2013
Fish oil and breast cancer
In a prospective study with 35,016  postmenopausal women, ages 50 to 76 years, who were ...
08/05/2013
Social environment can affect survival
In a study published in the journal Cell researchers found that when mice with cancer were gi...
07/05/2013
Acupuncture in cancer related pain
A new study reviews the latest information on the use of acupuncture in cancer...
06/05/2013
Acupuncture helpful in cancer related fatigue

Suffering is not a question which demands an answer, it is not a prob...

03/01/2013
Stress reduction affect genes
These two studies provides compelling evidence that stress reduction elicits specific ge...
03/01/2013
Integrating Dietary Supplements into Cancer Care

22/12/2012
Exceptional patients- updated link
The exceptional patient with cancer is a puzzling phenomenon that has not been formally ...
15/12/2012
Acupuncture is helpful with hot flushe in patients
Hot flushes are common adverse effects of antiestrogen hormone treatment in conventional...
30/11/2012
Does diet affect colorectal cancer?
The most comprehensive and authoritative report on colorectal cancer risk ever published has ...
30/11/2012
Protective effects of control beliefs
A  longitudinal study that included 3,626 community-residing adults, aged 32 to 84,...
06/11/2012
Ginseng eases cancer related fatigue
In a recent study with breast cancer patients, the herb ginseng appeared to significantly red...
09/08/2012
Chemobrain and complementary therapies

The American Cancer Society (ACS) convened a group of
experts in nu...

01/06/2012
Lack of sleep and breast cancer

A new study reveals that women who regularly worked night shift were more likely to develo...

15/04/2012
Mindfulness and stress in cancer
In a study done in Canada with patients affected by cancer

Chronic threat and anxiety are associated with pro-inflamm...
19/11/2011
Stress and cancer progression

A review study published in the reputable Journal of Clinical Oncology reveals the strong ...

17/10/2011
Ginger might have a role in Colon Cancer
 A small, preliminary study finds that
28/09/2011
Qigong, cognitive function and quality of life
In a study done in Australia  cancer patients that were introduced to medical QiGon...
26/09/2011
Hot flushes relieved with magnesium

29/08/2011
Phone consultation is helpful in managing symptoms

Many cancer patients suffer from multiple symptoms including undetected, undertreated canc...

18/08/2011
Soy might reduce breast cancer risk for recurrence
A large, population-based cohort study of 5042 female breast cancer survivors in China r...
06/06/2011
Do cancer survivors use CAM?

A recent analysis of the 2007 National Health Interview Survey revealed tha...

24/04/2011
Rye and breast cancer
The fibre through its effect on fermentation increases esterification of bile acids reducing ...
21/04/2011
Mindfulness in cancer care

Mindfulness techniques appear to be effective in helping patients cope with pain, disabili...

13/04/2011
Omega-3 Formulation Has Antineoplastic Activity
 -An enteric-coated formulation of the omega-3 free fatty acid form of eicosapentaenoic ...
31/03/2011
Long term effects of acupuncture on hot flushes
A study that was done 2 years after having acupuncture treatment for hot flashes in pati...
07/01/2011
Guidelines for Integrative Oncology

The Society of Integrative Oncology( SIO) published new guideline...

22/09/2010
Acupuncture in cancer care

Acupuncture is becoming a respected treatment modality in cancer care. According to the Ce...

30/08/2010
Social isolation can affect mortality

In a recent meta-analysis resear...

28/07/2010
Is sugar and soft drinks good for you?
A new study reveals that consumption of more than 2 soft drinks a week increases the risk for...
25/07/2010
Broccoli and bladder cancer

17/07/2010
Nutrition in the prevention of colorectal cancer
In a review article on prevention of colorectal cancer  several studies have shown that ...
15/07/2010
Managing Radiation Therapy Side effects
Complementary therapies may reduce possible symptom burdens caused by conventional cancer tre...
18/03/2010
Integrative Medicine in cancer care
About Us

Moshe Frenkel MD  is the founder and  director of Integrative Oncology Consultants. He is a clinical Associate Professor at the University of Texas and board-certified family physician with extensive experience in complementary and integrative medicine.

 In addition, he serves as the Chair of the Clinical Practice Committee of the Society of Integrative Oncology  and is faculty of the Center for Mind Body Medicine.

 

Prior to directing Integrative Oncology Consultants, Dr. Frenkel was the medical director of the Integrative Medicine Program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Texas. Dr. Frenkel founded the first Integrative Medicine clinic in this center. The clinic  provides consultations to patients touched by cancer on the best way to integrate complementary and integrative medicine to their care.

 

Dr. Frenkel is an internationally recognized expert in integrative oncology with multiple publications related to the best way to integrate integrative medicine into conventional care. He has published over 50 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and has coauthored chapters on Integrative Medicine in leading oncology textbooks.  


Dr. Frenkel received his medical degree in 1980 from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel, and received his diploma in family medicine from the Hebrew University, Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel. He completed a family practice residency at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Patchogue, N.Y., which was affiliated
with Stony Brook University. 

Prior to joining M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr Frenkel was a faculty member at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He served there as a key contributor to a National Institutes of Health grant on integrating integrative medicine into the medical school curriculum,
as well as providing integrative medicine  consultations to patients and families. He then joined MD Anderson and served until 2009 as the medical director of the Integrative Medicine Program. Since he retired from MD Anderson he founded the “Integrative Oncology Consultants”  and continues to provide consultations to patients in his private clinic, as well as consulting  institutions that have interest in developing integrative oncology service in their location.
  

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