Author of the international bestsellers The Diabetes Code and The
Obesity Code Dr. Jason Fung returns with an eye-opening biography of
cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding
cancer--and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving
forward.
Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing
for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time
ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline . . . but
the "War on Cancer" has hardly been won.
In The Cancer Code, Dr. Jason Fung offers a revolutionary new
understanding of this invasive, often fatal disease--what it is, how
it manifests, and why it is so challenging to treat. In this rousing
narrative, Dr. Fung identifies the medical community's many missteps in
cancer research--in particular, its focus on genetics, or what he terms
the "seed" of cancer, at the expense of examining the "soil," or the
conditions under which cancer flourishes. Dr. Fung--whose groundbreaking
work in the treatment of obesity and diabetes has won him international
acclaim--suggests that the primary disease pathway of cancer is caused
by the dysregulation of insulin. In fact, obesity and type 2 diabetes
significantly increase an individual's risk of cancer.
In this accessible read, Dr. Fung provides a new paradigm for dealing
with cancer, with recommendations for what we can do to create a hostile
soil for this dangerous seed. One such strategy is intermittent fasting,
which reduces blood glucose, lowering insulin levels. Another,
eliminating intake of insulin-stimulating foods, such as sugar and
refined carbohydrates.
For hundreds of years, cancer has been portrayed as a foreign invader
we've been powerless to stop. By reshaping our view of cancer as an
internal uprising of our own healthy cells, we can begin to take back
control. The seed of cancer may exist in all of us, but the power to
change the soil is in our hands.
