Sidney J. Winawer

Cancer Free

The Comprehensive Cancer Prevention Program

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on their experiences with hundreds of patients, the authors give vital guidelines for building a solid program against common types of cancer and explain how to make the best use of available medical resources. Charts & line drawings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fireside
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780684815121
• ISBN-10: 0684815125
• Artikelnr.: 21732855

Autorenporträt

Sidney J. Winawer, M.D., is chief of the gastroenterology and nutrition service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is also a professor of medicine at Cornell University Medical College.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
PART ONE: Cancer: The Facts
Chapter 1. Cancer Is Preventable
Chapter 2. What Is Cancer?
PART TWO: The Building Blocks of a Cancer Prevention Program
Chapter 3. Assessing Your Cancer Risk
Chapter 4. Heredity and Family History
Chapter 5. Diet and Nutrition
Chapter 6. Lifestyle
Chapter 7. Carcinogens in the Home, Workplace and General Environment
Chapter 8. The Mind and Cancer
Chapter 9. Designing Your Personal Cancer Prevention Program
PART THREE: Preventing the Major Cancers
Chapter 10. Prostate Cancer
Chapter 11. Breast Cancer
Chapter 12. Lung Cancer
Chapter 13. Colorectal Cancer
Chapter 14. Gynecologic Cancers
Chapter 15. Stomach and Esophageal Cancers
Chapter 16. Skin Cancers
PART FOUR: The Future of Cancer Prevention
Chapter 17. New Methods, New Hope
Appendix
Sources
Selected Bibliography
Index