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What to Eat if You Have Cancer (revised)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.9940654
EAN: 9780071473965
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0071473963
Label: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: October 04, 2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Studio: McGraw-Hill
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Editorial Review:Fuel your body to fight cancer
Cancer and cancer treatment take a toll on your body, but you can help make cancer treatment more effective and reduce its unpleasant side effects with good nutrition. What to Eat if You Have Cancer presents the best foods to fight cancer and suggests ways to keep your body strong--knowledge you need to take control of your health.
A vital resource for cancer patients, this revised edition contains new recipes, new menus, and the latest research on cancer and nutrition.
With the help of What to Eat if You Have Cancer, you will learn
- The foods to eat and the foods to avoid in your fight with cancer
- The proper use of supplements in nutrition therapy
- How to create personalized meal plans to complement different types and phases of treatment
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Rating:  - Adding to the list of books....
I'm somewhat disappointed in the content. The best anti-cancer approach is to eat foods that alkalinize the body. The blood pH must be 7.35 - 7.5 to actually beat cancer, depending on the type of cancer and the stage of cancer. Max Gerson's plan leads you to beat whatever disease you have, not just cancer.
Rating:  - Excellent information!
I first found this book at the library and liked it so much that I brought 2, one for a friend. It is one of the best books on diet and cancer I have read!! It is very helpful, especially if you are getting chemotherapy or radiation, because it tells how to deal with the side effects.
Rating: - What to Eat If you Have Cancer
This is a book that I would have liked to have known about whn I started undergoing treatment for Breast cancer. Have been going through Chemo treatments since September of 2005. Has been hard to find just what I should be eating to keep my energy level up and keep me going. This is a great book.
Rating:  - Repetitious
I have two other books that echo much of the information in this book, so I found the entire book rather repetitious, and the other books I have are much better, more organized and more entertaining.
Rating:  - Please add selenium as discussed below
The cancer-fighting nutrient most proven to date is selenium. A daily supplement of 200 microgram of selenium, has been shown in a large placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study -- the most prestigious type of scientific study of nutrients and drugs -- to cut the death rate from cancer in half.
Specifically, a large group of people who were given each day a yeast tablet enriched with 200 micrograms (mcg) of selenium had only half the number of deaths from cancer over a seven year ... Read More
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