Based on the AICR's landmark international report, this book offers easy changes in diet and lifestyle that may help prevent more than 375,000 cases of cancer in the U.S. each year.
Every person is at risk for cancer.
Before It Starts can help make cancer risk as low as possible. But this book clarifies these misconceptions, arguing that the vast majority of cancers are not inherited and that much of our cancer destiny is in our own hands. Since 1983, the American Institute for Cancer Research has been at the forefront of the research surrounding cancer prevention and nutrition. The research compiled by the AICR shows a direct and undeniable link between cancer and diet. In fact, researchers now estimate that 60 to 70 percent of all cancers are directly linked to the foods we eat and related lifestyle factors, including smoking, exercise, and obesity.