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Foods to Fight Cancer: Essential foods to help prevent cancer |  | Author: Richard Beliveau
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 7425
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0756628679
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.9940654
EAN: 9780756628673
ASIN: 0756628679
Publication Date: April 16, 2007
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Detailing the key foods that have been medically shown to be beneficial in both preventing and fighting cancer, this is the must-have resource for anyone looking to get healthy and stay that way. AUTHOR BIO: Richard Béliveau, PhD, a leading authority in cancer research, holds the Chair in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer at the Université du Quebec à Montréal, where he is a professor of biochemistry. Denis Gingras, PhD, in an oncology researcher at the Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau.
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 Foods to Fight Cancer November 16, 2009
Carles Esquerda (Lleida, Catalonia, Spain)
This is a work made for the layman in an understandable vocabulary but full of updated information and valuable data, ready to be put into practice in our kitchen and our table. My thanks to the authors and I encourage them to follow with that path.
Best for cancer prevention! November 7, 2009
HawaiienGirl (Washington, DC)
I bought this book for a friend of mine who has cancer. I did not have the time to ready it entirely, but from what I could see so far, it's mostly for cancer prevention (which I firmly believe in). I am hesitating to send it to him, since I don't want to make him feel guilty at this point. I just want to help him get better.
 well written, informative book September 28, 2009
evelyne beem (DFW area)
This book is well written and very informative on what happens to cells in the formation of cancer and the agents in certain foods to combat their growth and fight this deadly disease.Nicely illustrated. Wish recipes were included.
I love this book July 22, 2009
Scott Rae (Battle Ground, WA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If I ever write a book, I'm going to use this as model. I found it superb in every way. The authors actually work in the field. They are genuinely commited to sharing what they have learned in the hope that they can reduce the incidence of cancer. They also have made a great effort to make the information easy to understand without dumbing it down.
Superb graphics help immensely. The word angiogenesis takes on more meaning because they have furnished a graphic showing how increased blood vessels are needed for a tumor to grow.
Unlike some authors who are content to say plant foods contain phytochemicals that fight cancer, they list specific compounds found in specific foods and the specific cancers which they fight.
I can understand why some readers may be put off by hard to pronounce chemical names, but for me it is a plus because if I want to find out more I can put the chemical name in an online search engine. It also shows that they have firsthand knowledge of the subject.
They are very thorough too. Many books mention curcumin which is found in turmeric, but do not mention its low bioavailabity and how to increase its absorption. The authors say that piperine, a compound found in pepper, can increase absortion by 1000 fold. This is very important and they supply a graph (Fig. 36) for emphasis.
I especially enjoyed the histories of the various foods - where they originated, how they were used as medicines as well as foods, and how they were altered through plant breeding.
Memorize the many fun facts they give and you will have a lot of material for small talk. For instance, did you know that:
"In 1753 when Carl Linnaeus needed a Latin name for the cacao tree he came up with Theobroma cacao, which literally means 'food of the gods'. There were no objections recorded!"
The authors, being good scientists, are also careful to include numbers - the actual mcg or mg of compounds found in foods. And, when a compound is found in more than one food there are charts for comparison so it is easy to see the best source and by how much it is better.
In all, I found it an enjoyable read. It is also a reference which I will use in making my grocery shopping list and which I will think about when I eat each food that they discussed.
A lot of information May 29, 2009
M. Rodriguez (USA, New York)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you really whant to know all about food who fight Cancer and why, than this is your book. For me it was a little bit to much info thats why just 4stars. But if you don't need that much info and just whant to know what is good against/to prevent cancer, than reed the table of contens and you are good.
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