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The Answer to Cancer
by Carolyn Runowicz, Sheldon Cherry, Dianne Lange
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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Rodale Books (October 07 2005)


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Chapter 1: What Is Cancer?
Every cell in the body is programmed to perform a certain job, depending on which organ it is part of. With the exception of brain and nerve cells, the rest continually develop, divide, die, and are replaced with newly formed cells.

Chapter 1: How Cancer Begins
As complicated as cancer is, and as confusing and complex as the names of the many different kinds of cancer are, the simple fact is that the disease begins with a single cell.



Book Description

This urgent, hopeful new book explores the cutting edge in the war against cancer - with exclusive coverage of the most exciting discovery of all: chemopreventive drugs that can actually stop the cancer process from starting.

The landmark announcement that tamoxifem could protect against breast cancer in high-risk women signaled the dawn of a new era in the battle against cancer. Now two hightly respected physicians, one of them a cancer survivor, report on dramatic breakthroughs in cancer prevention. Whether the goal is to prevent a recurrence, people will turn to this book for news they can use, such as:

• Provides the latest information on the new chemopreventive drugs
• Identifies key lifestyle factors that can influence cancer risk
• Evaluates the effectiveness of popular anti-cancer measures
• Helps readers to conduct their own personal risk assessment

Evidence that we can prevent cancer through early intervention is so strong that the National Cancer Institute is currently sponsoring 80 chemoprevention trials. With the new information in this book, we have reason to hope that we are winning the war against this dreaded disease.

About the Author

Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D.Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D.

Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., currently serves as directory of the University of Connecticut Cancer Center in Farmington. She is second vice president of American Cancer Society and past president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, the woman to hold the post..

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Sheldon H. Cherry, M.D.Sheldon H. Cherry, M.D.

Sheldon H. Cherry, M.D., is clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City..

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Dianne Partie Lange

Dianne Partie Lange, is the former editor-in-chief of Natural Health magazine and a former syndicated health news columnist for the Los Angeles Times. She resides in Carnelian Bay, California..

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