Bibliograph

The cancer code, a revolutionary new understanding of a medical mystery, Dr. Jason Fung

Type

Label

The cancer code, a revolutionary new understanding of a medical mystery, Dr. Jason Fung

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-342) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The cancer code

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1140695516

Responsibility statement

Dr. Jason Fung

Sub title

a revolutionary new understanding of a medical mystery

Summary

"Author Dr. Jason Fung returns with a biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Trench Warfare -- The History of Cancer -- What is Cancer? -- Carcinogens -- Cancer goes Viral -- The Somatic Mutation Theory -- Cancer's Procrustean Bed -- The Denominator Problem -- A False Dawn -- The Seed and the Soil -- The Origins of Life and the Origins of Cancer -- Tumoral Evolution -- Cancerous Transformation -- Nutrition and Cancer -- Hyperinsulinemia -- Growth Factors -- Nutrient Sensors -- The Warburg Revival -- Invasion and Metastases -- The Strange Story of Cancer -- Prevention and Screening -- Dietary Determinants -- Immunotherapy

Target audience

adult

Classification