Reviews
This work breaks down complex scientific questions about the causes of cancer in a way that an ordinary person can comprehend. I will recommend this book to non-scientific audiences like patients, caregivers, or anyone in general who wants to get a good sense of why individuals get diagnosed with cancer.
Dr. Adam Barsouk presents an overview of primary cancer prevention from a variety of lenses, including diet/exercise and environmental factors, to other less discussed topics such as parasitic infections, radiation or sexually transmitted diseases. The emphasis on and honest discussion of the virtues of prevention over symptomatic management is welcome.
As Ben Franklin, the founder of Penn, put it, 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.' Cancer globally is on the rise, and nearly half of all cases are preventable. Dr. Barsouk translates decades of research into powerful narratives and clear, actionable steps we can all take to reduce our cancer risk.
Book Details
Contents
Introduction
1. Why Us? Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
2. What Goes Around: Viruses, Bacteria, and Other Microbes
3. You Are What You Eat: Foods and Toxins
4. The Gift of Living Well: Diet
Contents
Introduction
1. Why Us? Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
2. What Goes Around: Viruses, Bacteria, and Other Microbes
3. You Are What You Eat: Foods and Toxins
4. The Gift of Living Well: Diet, Exercise and Obesity
5. On and Off the Clock: Occupational Exposures, Pollution, and Plastic
6. Infinite Reproduction: Sex and Cancer
7. Virtue and Vice: Smoking, Vaping, Alcohol, and Other Drugs
8. All the Rays We Cannot See: UV Light and Radiation
9. In Their Genes: Hereditary Cancer Risk
10. Burning Questions: Inflammation, the Microbiome, and Cancer
11. To Prevent the Recurrence of Misery: Cancer Relapse and Screening
12. Some Are More Equal: Disparities in Cancer and Health Care Reform
13. Art of Living and Dying Well: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index