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“A common-sense blueprint for healthy living.” —Chicago Tribune
“Resonating with cancer support communities and recommended nationwide.” —Los Angeles Times
“Life affirming . . . filled with practical advice.” —The Seattle Times
David Servan-Schreiber was a rising neuroscientist with his own brain imaging laboratory when, in the middle of an equipment test, he discovered a tumor the size of a walnut in his own brain. Forced to confront what medicine knows about cancer, and all that we still do not know, Servan-Schreiber marshaled his will to live and set out to understand the complex inner workings of the body’s natural cancer-fighting capabilities. He soon found himself on a decades-long journey from disease and relapse into scientific exploration and, finally, a new view of health.
Anticancer is at once the moving story of one doctor’s inner and outer search for wellness and a radical exposition of the roles that lifestyle, environment, and trauma play in our health. Drawing on the latest research in integrative medicine that blends conventional and alternative approaches, Servan-Schreiber concisely explains what makes cancer cells thrive, what inhibits them, and how we can empower ourselves to prevent their growth. His advice details how to develop a science-based anticancer diet (and the small changes that can make a big difference); how to reap the benefits of exercise, yoga, and meditation; which toxic, unsafe products to replace in your home; and how to stave off the effects of helplessness and unhealed wounds to regain balance.
Anticancer’s synthesis of science and personal experience marks a transformation in the way we understand and confront cancer. A long-running bestseller that has changed the lives of millions around the world, Anticancer remains a pioneering and peerless resource, an inspirational and revolutionary guide to “a new way of life.”
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication dateNovember 23, 2009
- File size14755 KB
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—Chicago Tribune
“Fills an important gap in our knowledge of how patients can contribute to their own care by supplementing conventional medical treatment. I recommend this book to anyone interested in preventive medicine and integrated, complementary approaches to patient care.”
—John Mendelsohn, MD, president, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
“Resonating with cancer support communities . . . and recommended nationwide on internet message boards.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Life affirming . . . filled with practical advice that enables cancer patients to overcome their initial feelings of helplessness and to adopt a proactive attitude of survivorship.”
—The Seattle Times
“Servan-Schreiber’s writing offers much more than science. It is full of passion . . . and compassion for his patients dealing with the emotional aspects of serious or terminal illness.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Enormously compelling evidence and arguments for participating in our own health by supporting our deep natural capacity for healing. Everybody should read this book and enact its simple but potentially lifesaving recommendations.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, author of Wherever You Go, There You Are
“Anticancer’s message is optimistic, the advice scientifically sound, and the prose highly readable.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Presents a compelling combination of one doctor’s story of his battle with cancer along with his research into how to fight the disease . . . Readable and moving.”
—Body & Soul Magazine
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From ANTICANCER: A New Way of Life by David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD
Foods That Act Like Medications
If certain foods in our diet can act as fertilizers for tumors, others, to the contrary, harborprecious anticancer molecules. As recent discoveries show, these go far beyond the usual vitamins,minerals, and antioxidants.
In nature, when confronted with aggression, vegetables can neither fight nor flee. To survive,they must be armed with powerful molecules capable of defending them against bacteria,insects, and bad weather. These molecules are phytochemical compounds with antimicrobial,antifungal, and insecticide properties that act on the biological mechanisms of potentialaggressors. They also have antioxidant properties that protect the plant’s cells from dampnessand the sun’s rays (by preventing cellular “rust” from forming when the cell’s fragile mechanismsare exposed to the corrosive effects of oxygen).
Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines: It’s Time for Stone Fruit
Berries have recently found some competition: peaches, plums, nectarines, etc. (collectivelyknown as stone fruit), whose anticancer virtues were previously unknown. According to agroup of researchers in Texas who reviewed more than a hundred species, these fruits—particularlyplums—are at least as rich in anticancer elements as small berries. In this time ofeconomic recession, it’s good to know that a single plum contains as many antioxidants as ahandful of berries and costs far less. In laboratory tests, stone fruits have also demonstratedtheir efficacy against breast cancer cells and cholesterol.
Probiotics
The intestines ordinarily contain “friendly” bacteria, which help digestion and facilitate regularbowel movements. They also play an important stabilizing role for the immune system.Among the most common of these bacteria are Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillusbifidus.
It has been demonstrated that these probiotics inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells.Their effect on the facilitation of bowel movements also lowers the risk of colon cancer by reducingthe time the intestines are exposed to carcinogenic substances in food. Probiotics thusalso play a role in detoxification. In addition, according to a 2006 Korean study, probiotics improvethe performance of the immune system, as well as increasing the number of NK cells.Organic yogurts and kefir are good sources of probiotics. Soy yogurts are usually enrichedwith probiotics. These precious bacteria are also found in sauerkraut and kimchi.Finally, certain foods are prebiotics, which means they contain polymers of fructose, whichstimulate the growth of probiotic bacteria. Examples are garlic, onions, tomatoes, asparagus,bananas, and wheat.
Green Tea
Rich in polyphenols, including catechins (and particularly epigallocatechin gallate-3, orEGCG), which reduce the growth of the new vessels needed for tumor growth and metastases.It is also a powerful antioxidant and detoxifier (activating enzymes in the liver that eliminatetoxins from the body), and it facilitates the death of cancer cells by apoptosis. In the laboratory,it enhances the effects of radiotherapy on cancer cells.
Turmeric and Curry
Turmeric (the yellow powder that is one of the components of yellow curry) is the most powerfulnatural antiinflammatory identified today. It also helps stimulate apoptosis in cancercells and inhibit angiogenesis. In the laboratory, it enhances the effectiveness of chemotherapyand reduces tumor growth.
Take note: To be assimilated by the body, turmeric must be mixed with black pepper(not simply with peppers). Ideally, it must also be dissolved in oil (olive, canola, or linseed oil,preferably). In store-bought curry mixes, turmeric represents only 20 percent of the total. Soit’s better to obtain turmeric powder directly.
Recommendations for use: Mix ¼ teaspoon of turmeric powder with ½ tablespoon ofolive oil and a generous pinch of black pepper. Add to vegetables, soups, and salad dressings.A few drops of agave nectar can remove the slightly bitter taste.
Ginger
Ginger root also acts as a powerful antiinflammatory and an antioxidant (more effectivethan vitamin E, for example) and has protective effects. It acts against certain cancer cells.Moreover, it helps reduce the creation of new blood vessels. A ginger infusion tea also helpsalleviate nausea from chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Recommendations for use: Add grated ginger to a vegetable mix while it is cooking in awok or frying pan. Or marinate fruits in lime juice and grated ginger (a touch of agave nectarmay be added for those who prefer more sweetness). Make an infusion by cutting a smallpiece of ginger (about an inch) into slices and steeping in boiling water for ten to fifteenminutes. Can be drunk hot or cold.
Cruciform Vegetables
Cabbages (brussels sprouts, bok choy, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) containsulforaphane and indole-3-carbinols (I3Cs), which are powerful anticancer molecules. Sulforaphaneand I3Cs are capable of detoxifying certain carcinogenic substances. They preventprecancerous cells from developing into malignant tumors. They also promote the suicideof cancer cells and block angiogenesis. In 2009, at the Cancer Research Center of the Universityof Pittsburgh, biologist Dr. Shivendra Singh and his team studied the impact of sulforaphane—an antioxidant contained in cruciform vegetables—on prostate cancer in mice.
They made two radical new discoveries. First, consumption of sulforaphane three times aweek considerably increases the action of NK cells against tumors (by more than 50 percent).Second, tumor-carrying rats that consumed sulforaphane were shown to have half as muchrisk of developing metastases as those that did not.
Take note: Avoid boiling cabbage and broccoli. Boiling risks destroying sulforaphaneand I3Cs.
Recommendations for use: Cover and steam briefly or stir-fry rapidly in a wok with alittle olive oil.
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David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and cofounder of the Center for Integrative Medicine.
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2010Cancer. The very word inspires fear in most of us, and despite a declared "War on Cancer" in the US begun way back in 1971, clearly we have lost the war. While charity events are constantly raising money for research, the medical industry is always encouraging use of screening tests for various types of cancer and drug companies push new and ever-more-expensive drugs, none of this has stemmed the tide of cancer. In this book - the most helpful book I've ever read on the subject of maintaining good health - the author, himself a doctor and survivor of brain cancer, looks in a new direction for an answer to "living with cancer."
In the view of Servan-Schreiber, cancer is a chronic disease which took on epidemic proportions after World War II because of changes in our environment. Cancer begins with micro tumors, which we all have, but some grow into bigger tumors that can invade other parts of our body, leading to disease and death. Or, they can remain small and harmless. Surprisingly, we can do a great deal to ensure that these micro tumors remain small and harmless.
I learned about this book from a Nutritionist who was part of a team treating my husband when he had a melanoma removed from his arm. She strongly recommended the book, so I looked it up on Amazon and ordered it. I'm glad I did. The book is just the right mix of the author's own story of the life events surrounding his cancer and the changes he pursued to keep himself alive despite a gloomy prognosis. I could totally identify with him when he explained that his Oncologist, in response to his question about what he could do to help himself, answered, "There is nothing you can do. Just go about your normal life." The author could not believe there was really nothing he could do to help himself get better, and that attitude on the part of doctors keeps people feeling helpless and hopeless. It seems to me that doctors are conditioned to do their tests, check their data and prescribe treatments, but they seem to know (and care?) nothing about how we can help ourselves to live healthier lives.
Fortunately for us, Servan-Schreiber, himself a physician, researcher and cancer victim, has amassed a huge amount of information in this book. Having to go from the lofty position of doctor to the helpless position of patient gave the author a new kind of empathy with other people struggling with illness. For himself, he made use of conventional treatments (surgery, chemo) and continued working as a physician. But he also began researching exactly how cancer does its damage, and found evidence that the immune system can sometimes defeat cancer's growth. He tells us about "mighty mouse," a lab animal who was supposed to die from the enormous number of cancer cells injected into him, but didn't die; instead, his own bodily resources defeated the cancer cells. Like mighty mouse, we too all have "natural killer" (NK) cells that fend off invading tumors. How can we encourage and strengthen our own natural defenses? We need to deny the tumors what they need to grow. The author's explanations are technical, but in understandable language.
In any discussion of cancer, most of the conversation is around treatment. But there is another area just as important and probably more so and that is what the author calls our "terrain." This is our own body and the way we treat it. Do we live in a healthy environment? Do we ingest only healthy food? Are we aware of the effects of these on our body? Do we help our body through movement or are we passive and unaware of the effects of our daily living on our body? The discussion of food is particularly helpful, since changing our diet is something we can all do. We can learn which foods and spices discourage cancer growth and which feed it. For example, eating more vegetables and less meat, and drinking green tea can keep us healthier. We can cook with virgin olive oil and get to know a yellow spice, Turmeric, which is a powerful antiinflammatory. Turmeric is a large component of curry, so we can learn to enjoy Indian food (Indians have far less cancer than we in the US, despite their exposure to numerous carcinogens in their environment).
Once a sarcastic critic of alternative healing methods, the author does an about-face as he discovers the power of meditation and mindfulness. When patients learn ways to reduce their risk of cancer growth, they feel less helpless and this itself promotes their own internal defenses. Feeling helpless is a strong marker for cancer growth. But becoming calm and aware can actually build defenses. He recommends regular practice of yoga or tai chi or similar practices to build inner awareness and strengthen the body. Having connections to others, dealing with emotions, and believing you have the ability to help yourself all point to a better outcome.
The book has a center section of color charts showing in detail which foods promote and which retard tumor development. There is also information on household products to avoid and what to substitute. This is a book to keep on the shelf and consult on a regular basis.
The book also deals with the ultimate inevitability of death. We all will die, whether we have cancer or not. The author relates a number of helpful stories of people who were able to find meaning in their final months of life through the methods explained in this book, which are not offered as a "magic bullet," but as a way of living that enhances each precious day of life, making us more aware of our own bodies and the beauty of the world around us, and helps us to connect to all living things. It is not "false hope," but, as the book's subtitle states, "a new way of life." A way of life in which we take control of our bodies, our feelings, our lives.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2009Overall, this is a superb book on cancer prevention and treatment. Regarding the technical content:
1. Servan-Schreiber advocates complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) approaches in addition to conventional treatments, not instead of them. Most people who have looked extensively into these matters agree with him (including me). While there may be rare instances of cancer cure or long-term survival using CAM alone, I believe that an integrative approach is the best option for most people.
2. His discussion of conventional treatments is very limited, so the book clearly focuses on CAM approaches.
3. He provides some useful background regarding cancer biology, but doesn't go into too much depth. In that regard, this book is clearly written for people who don't have a biomedical background. He correctly puts some emphasis on issues such as the role of chronic inflammation; immunosurveillance; glucose, insulin, and IGF levels; angiogenesis; and the need to target redundant biochemical pathways via combination therapy. Much of this relates to what he and others have called "terrain."
4. He provides some useful discussion on minimizing exposure to environmental toxins. I see this information as being most relevant to cancer prevention, rather than treatment or prevention of recurrence, but perhaps it plays a significant role in the latter also.
5. His discussion of diet is quite good and is consistent with the many other books on this subject. He reiterates the strong case that proper diet can make a huge difference, not just for cancer but also for health overall.
6. I was surprised to see that he has very limited discussion on supplements. There's very strong evidence that particular supplements can help with particular types of cancer, and most people familiar with the extensive literature on this subject advocate use of supplements, sometimes in fairly high doses (especially for aggressive cancers). For example, a randomized study by Lissoni et al (1996, PMID 8570130) involving glioblastoma patients (same type of brain tumor as Senator Kennedy) showed that adding the supplement melatonin to radiotherapy increased 1-year survival to 6 out of 14 patients, compared to only 1 out of 16 patients for radiotherapy alone.
7. His discussion of mind-body and psychosocial approaches is excellent and is much more extensive than what I've read in other cancer books. And I guess this shouldn't be surprising given that Servan-Schreiber is an MD/PhD neuropsychiatrist.
8. He correctly highlights the importance of exercise, which can make a very big difference (yet even people who recognize the importance of diet often don't pay much attention to exercise). One consideration to emphasize is that it's also important not to overdo exercise; for example, I don't think cancer patients should be trying to run marathons.
Beyond the technical content, what really takes this book to the next level, revealing it to be a labor of love, is Servan-Schreiber's personal story as a brain tumor patient himself. He thus authentically understands the human impact of cancer and he doesn't hesitate to share the fundamental life lessons he has learned from his own experiences and reflections, as well as from talking with other cancer patients. He even has the courage to confront the issue of mortality head on, and I found his perspective on this to be wise and quite helpful. Suffice it to say that I was nearly moved to tears several times during the course of this book (I lost my mother to a brain tumor not so long ago, so I know this journey all too well).
To summarize, Servan-Schreiber doesn't comprehensively address every aspect of cancer prevention or treatment, nor does he claim to, but he does cover a great deal of important ground addressing both the technical and humanistic dimensions of the issue. I therefore think that this book is MANDATORY reading for cancer patients and caregivers, and I highly recommend it to everyone else as well (for cancer prevention and general health). Regarding how to tackle this book, I suggest first listening to the unabridged audiobook (my local library has three copies) to get a sense of the lay of the land, and then reading the print version to absorb details and for general reference. Also be sure to check out the website/blog associated with the book.
Several related books which I also recommend are:
- Life Over Cancer: The Block Center Program for Integrative Cancer Treatment
- Surviving Terminal Cancer: Clinical Trials, Drug Cocktails, and Other Treatments Your Oncologist Won't Tell You About
- Foods to Fight Cancer: Essential foods to help prevent cancer
- Natural Strategies For Cancer Patients
- How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine
- Beating Cancer with Nutrition, book with CD
- Integrative Oncology (Weil Integrative Medicine Library)
- Natural Compounds in Cancer Therapy: Promising Nontoxic Antitumor Agents From Plants & Other Natural Sources
- Herbal Medicine, Healing & Cancer
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Analí ixta olivaresReviewed in Mexico on November 6, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Buenaso
Llegó en muy buen estado el día de hoy muy temprano ya voy casi a la mitad y es muy bueno su contenido, bases científicas , y me encantó como nutrióloga clínica que soy realmente es bueno y fundamentado su contenido.
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stewieReviewed in Spain on December 13, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Excepcional
Lo que he aprendido en este libro es increíble. Sin duda una compra obligatoria aunque no tengas cancer.
- DunrovingReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent life-changing advice
I was introduced to this book by someone I met while in hospital after surgery for a broken elbow. He was in post-surgery for oral and jaw cancer. This book could easily be titled "How to take action to improve your health", as many of the behaviour changes have benefits for health and wellness in general. The book is a very personal one (the author was himself diagnosed with caner at an early age), very well-written and authoritative (the author is a medic), and the information is trustworthy (the author is a research scientist an everything is based on well-conducted empirical studies). The latter should not put anyone off, as the book is eminently readable. If everyone read this book and put it into practice, the NHS budget could be vastly reduced and hospitals and ambulances would not be stretched to the max.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A handbook on maximising health to best manage cancer.
Based on sound medical reasoning this treatise explores the impact of diet, nutrition, healthy lifestyle, exercise and inner peace on minimising and managing the impact of cancer. It’s compellingly written and captures your attention. It’s a handbook available as a ready reference whenever needing to recall a fact or facet of the explored aspects of the book, important to you to maintain your motivation to manage or minimise the impact of your cancer. It’s a compelling life tool. With an emphasis on insight and motivation.
- UnbekanntReviewed in Germany on July 6, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars A really good book! I can only recommend reading it!
Great book! A must read for anyone interested in how cancer works and how diet not only can prevent it, but also positively influence its course once diagnosed with it.