Say no to cancer
Subtitle: the drug-free guide to preventing and helping fight cancer
By: Patrick Holford with Liz Efiong
Contributors: Efiong, Liz
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: Piatkus
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780749954116
Subjects: Nutritional aspects; Popular works; Cancer; Prevention
Notes: Previous ed.: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. What causes cancer?  The oxidant factor; title: Hormones in havoc; title: Toxic living; title: In the genes?; title: How strong are your immune defenses?; title: Why your liver is your best friend; title: The homocysteine connection; title: How stress and negative emotions leave you vulnerable; title: Communication breakdown; title: Pt. 2. Good and bad cancer fods. Why too much meat is bad; title: Why milk is a four-letter word; title: The best anti-cancer fruits & vegetables; title: The secret of salvestrols; title: Good fats and bad fats; title: The GL factor: why sweet foods are bad news; title: Alcohol, coffee and tea: the whole truth; title: Pt. 3. Anti-cancer lifestyle factors. Protecting yourself from radiation; title: The two sides of sunbathing; title: Pesticides and plastics; title: Active and passive smoking; title: The art of chemical self-defense; title: Ten ways to reduce stress and emotional baggage; title: Pt. 4. Anti-cancer nutrients. Exploding the myths; title: The truth about antioxidants and cancer; title: Mega-dose Vitamin C and cancer; title: How Vitamin D protects against cancer; title: Other anti-cancer nutrients; title: Anti-cancer minerals: from Selenium to Zinc; title: Probiotics: your immune system's best friend; title: Herbs and natural cancer remedies; title: Pt. 5. How to avoid cancer. The ideal diet and lifestyle changes; title: Anti-cancer recipes; title: Supplementary benefit; title: Pt. 6. What to do if you have cancer. Conventional and alternative treatment; title: Maximizing recovery from chemotherapy, radiation and surgery; title: Reducing the risk of recurrence; title: Pt. 7. The A-Z of nutritional healing. Strategies for each type of cancer: Breast; cervical; colorectal; Endometrial (uterine); kidney and bladder; liver; lung; lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's) and Leukemia; Mouth, throat and Esophagus; Ovarian; Pancreas; Prostate; Skin; Stomach; Testicular.