Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do: 2013 Edition

Cancer is much more than a tumor. Oncology wants you to believe cancer is a lump that must be eliminated by whathever means at the disposal of the oncologist. But certainly that is neither the only nor the whole story. Something went wrong years or decades before the tumor became detectable. Epigenetic pressure destabilized our inborn capacity to replicate our cells in an orderly manner (probably due to a cell SOS reaction), and the loss of vitality led to a weakening of our immune system to the point it was no longer capable of getting rid of cancerous cells.Conventional medicine states cancer is a multicausal disease, but when it comes to treatment all of a sudden the only way to go seems to be the erradication of the tumor (the elimination of the effect of the cancerigenous process, but not the process) - and no word is said about the need to correct the process that led to the destabilization of our genetic functions nor to the need to strengthen our immune system.(There are some remarkable exceptions to the foregoing, see the work / the studies by Lawrence LeShan, David Servan-Schreiber, Paul Rosch, Devra Davis, Dean Ornish).Greg has shown ways to go in this latter direction. By reading this book you will get a detailed, practical, comprehensive list of actions, attitudes, recommendations you can follow to heal yourself from the factors that led to cancer in the first place.You will know about the need to do more excercise, to eat healthy food, to relax, to meditate, to express your feelings, to be autonomous, to take responsibility of your health, and many other things. As many others who help cancer patients he shows the importance of spirituality in our daily living, of generosity, humbleness, gratitude, confidence, but also of taking charge, being serious about what all this is about, and about the privilege to be alive this one wonderful time.Lung cancer stage IV is probably the worst condition you can be in. Greg shows he is not only a cancer survivor but, as he likes to point out, more then 20 years after his oncologist gave up and sentenced "you have some 30 days still to go, put your things in order", he is thriving.I wonder if we are allowed to strive for anything less than this.

I bought the "Breast Cancer: 50 Essential Things to Do" before I purchased this book by the same author thinking it may have different or more information....but, the information in both books is pretty much the same. Both books are a wealth of knowledge and is a great way for people to read and learn how to take care of themselves. Author Greg Anderson has done a wonderful job with these books in trying to keep us informed and healthy informing us with the most up-to-date research to keep cancer away. I strongly recommend getting either this book or the Breast Cancer book by the same author -- and keep cancer away!

This wonderful book is the best I have ever read on the subject of Cancer survival. It even makes reference to genetic mutations that raise cancer risk to 80 to 90% risks. The authors revise the book frequestly to keep up with current research. It is so positive and gave me hope since I do have a genetic mutation. I felt that I have been living under an axe that could fall any day and there was nothing I could do about it. This book gave me hope and a roadmap that I can follow that does give me very positive outlook on the rest of my life. Anyone who is undergoing cancer treatment or is a post chemo/radiation survivor should read this very readable and excellent book. And by the way - anything they recommend is very low cost that anyone can afford. Kudos to the authors.

If you or someone close has gotten the cancer diagnosis, this is a must read! Practical advice on managing and evaluating your medical team and a reminder that surviving and getting proper treatments are your responsibility.This book sent me in the right direction after my stage 4 NSCLC diagnosis. A year later on Immunotherapy I am cancer free! The advice on selecting a doctor and taking charge was invaluable! I've bought this book 5 times for friends and people I've encountered who were struggling with misinformation about their ability to effect outcome. Buy It!!

This book has gotten more complicated and harder to read with newer editions, which may be right for some but not for others - I ordered it a long time ago for a friend who was diagnosed after it was recommended to me by another friend who was a long term survivor of cancer. I read it cover to cover myself. Ten years later, my husband has now been diagnosed and I ordered this latest edition - It is a much denser read, if memory serves and not so simple and clear as it was - not right at all for my "keep it simple" husband. I have ordered an earlier edition from the used book section of Amazon.

A plethora of 411 including a positive mindset coupling traditional western medicine with the holistic and spiritual approaches. Explores nutritional and supplemental necessaries. Explains that all people are different and that your diagnosis does not = who you are. There is no such thing as an across the board, one size fits all average or statistic in cancer. Provides the necessary tools to gain insight and to fight the fight against cancer experienced by a man who has been there and back again.I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

I never wrote a review before, but this book has had a huge impact. I was diagnoised with stage 4 kidney renal cancer. After hearing "to get my affairs in order" and going through the nightmare of emotions and feeling, I found this book. I felt hope and chose to not give up and fight. I am appling what I have learned, and the rewards far exceed expectations. I am surprising my doctors,and doing well. This book is so uplifting and full of hope.If you apply the principles in this book, you can make a difference in your cancer outcome.

A very useful book to gift to anyone affected by Cancer.

The trouble with books on this subject is that you have to take what you need from them. Some aspects of it were good, however there were controversial points which I won't go into. My wife having being diagnosed with secondary breast cancer was recommended this book as a good reference book and up lifter however it had the opposite effect. Someone else though may find it to be just what they need. The spiritual references were good.

Not telling us anything we don't already know..but inspirational. American bent & I'm a Canadian, but a good read & reminder.

Great suggestions.

この本には、初めてがんと宣告された患者および再発した患者を対象として、心と体と精神の健康の観点から、がんを克服し健康を回復するための戦略と、具体的な方法が書いてある。16,000人の生存者にインタビューして得た結果であり、特別ながん克服例や、代替療法の有効例についての本ではない。心と体と精神が健康ならば、がんからの回復が促され、予防や生活の質向上に役立つ。心と体と精神の健康は、がんを克服するシナジー効果として現れる。著者自身、1984年に余命1か月の肺がんと診断されたが、その原因は喫煙だけでなく、転勤や食生活、精神的重圧だったと言っている。食生活と生活全般の改革、ネットで情報を得ること、心理教育的な内容、など、一つ一つは短いが、どれも本質的で効果的な助言であり、ほとんどの内容は、日本の読者にも大いに役立つと思う。初版は1993年だが、20年間に第4版（2013年版）まで出されているのは、多くの読者に効果が実証されている証拠。がんを患っている人すべてに、役立つ本としておすすめしたい。英語は極めて平易。