This important book is a guide to understanding cancer and its causes. Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, a nationally known consumer advocate, explains in layperson's terms what the average consumer can do to reduce the risks of contracting this most feared of diseases.
For decades, Americans have assumed that cancer strikes in wholly unpredictable ways and that it is simply a matter of fate that one person is afflicted with the disease while another is not. Yet Whelan points to research showing that when it comes to cancer risks, we largely determine our own fates. Science has made great strides in...

Author is the founder of the nutrition department at Harvard Univ., Boston. Discusses the hype surrounding nutrition. Uses dietary principles and scientific evidence to steer consumers clear of quackery and toward the basics of healthy eating and sound nutrition.