Anticancer : a new way of life / David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2017Copyright date: ©2009Edition: [Second edition]Description: 274 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cmContent type: - text
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- 9780452295728
- 0452295726
- Anti-cancer
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The revolutionary, New York Times bestselling guide to the powerful lifestyle changes that fight and prevent cancer--an integrative approach based on the latest scientific research
"A common-sense blueprint for healthy living." -- Chicago Tribune
"Resonating with cancer support communities and recommended nationwide." -- Los Angeles Times
"Life affirming . . . filled with practical advice." -- The Seattle Times
David Servan-Schreiber was a rising neuroscientist with his own brain imaging laboratory when, in the middle of an equipment test, he discovered a tumor the size of a walnut in his own brain. Forced to confront what medicine knows about cancer, and all that we still do not know, Servan-Schreiber marshaled his will to live and set out to understand the complex inner workings of the body's natural cancer-fighting capabilities. He soon found himself on a decades-long journey from disease and relapse into scientific exploration and, finally, a new view of health.
Anticancer is at once the moving story of one doctor's inner and outer search for wellness and a radical exposition of the roles that lifestyle, environment, and trauma play in our health. Drawing on the latest research in integrative medicine that blends conventional and alternative approaches, Servan-Schreiber concisely explains what makes cancer cells thrive, what inhibits them, and how we can empower ourselves to prevent their growth. His advice details how to develop a science-based anticancer diet (and the small changes that can make a big difference); how to reap the benefits of exercise, yoga, and meditation; which toxic, unsafe products to replace in your home; and how to stave off the effects of helplessness and unhealed wounds to regain balance.
Anticancer 's synthesis of science and personal experience marks a transformation in the way we understand and confront cancer. A long-running bestseller that has changed the lives of millions around the world, Anticancer remains a pioneering and peerless resource, an inspirational and revolutionary guide to "a new way of life."
"Originally published in French by Éditions Robert Laffont, S.A. Paris, 2007."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-260) and index.
One story -- Escaping statistics -- Danger and opportunity -- Cancer's weaknesses -- Breaking the news -- The anticancer environment -- Lessons of a relapse -- The anticancer foods -- The anticancer mind -- Defusing fear -- The anticancer body -- Learning to change -- Conclusion.
This new edition addresses current developments in cancer research and offers more tips on how people living with cancer can fight it and how healthy people can prevent it. The new edition includes: the latest research on anticancer foods, including new alternatives to sugar and cautions about some that are now on the market; new information about how vitamin D strengthens the immune system; warnings about common food contaminants that have recently been proven to contribute to cancer progression; a new chapter on mind-body approaches to stress reduction, with recent studies that show how our reactions to stress can interfere with natural defenses and how friendships can support healing in ways never before understood; a groundbreaking study showing that lifestyle modification reduces mortality for breast cancer by an astounding 68 percent after completion of treatment; and new supporting evidence for the entire Anticancer program.--From publisher description.