The cancer code : a revolutionary new understanding of a medical mystery

Summary: Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline-- but the 'War on Cancer' has hardly been won. Fung explains what cancer is, how it manifests, and why it is so challenging to treat. He identifies the medical community's many missteps in cancer research, and provides a new paradigm for dealing with cancer, with recommendations for what we can do to create a hostile soil for this dangerous seed. -- adapted from publisher info

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ISBN: 9780062894007
ISBN: 0062894005
ISBN: 9780062894021
Physical Description: print
viii, 360 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-342) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I: Cancer as excessive growth (cancer paradigm 1.0). Trench warfare ; The history of cancer ; What is cancer? ; Carcinogens -- Cancer goes viral -- Part II: Cancer as genetic disease (cancer paradigm 2.0). The somatic mutation theory ; Cancer's procrustean bed ; The denominator problem ; A false dawn -- Part III: Transformation (cancer paradigm 3.0). The seed and the soil ; The origins of life and the origins of cancer ; Tumoral evolution ; Cancerous transformation -- Part IV: Progression (cancer paradigm 3.0). Nutrition and cancer ; Hyperinsulinemia ; Growth factors ; Nutrient sensors -- Part V: Metastasis (cancer paradigm 3.0). The Warburg revival ; Invasion and metastases ; The strange story of cancer -- Part VI: Treatment implications. Cancer prevention and screening ; Dietary determinants of cancer ; Immunotherapy -- Epilogue.