Breast Cancer Prevention Cookbook [Paperback]

Hope Ricciotti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0393321533 | ISBN-13: 978-0393321531 | Edition: 1st

It is Never Too Early -- or too late -- to start eating well. New data is showing that the right foods can help bolster the body's defenses against cancer, even for babies in utero. The Breast Cancer Prevention Cookbook allows you to find the recipes that blend in best with your lifestyle, whether you are a vegetarian, a beginner or an accomplished cook, a family of one or many. In the first section, Hope Ricciotti gives expert medical information and health advice to women concerned about breast cancer or who have had a previous incidence. The recipe section starts with scrumptious smoothies (think lemon and mango) and moves on to soups (corn chowder); salads; pizza and pasta dishes; vegetarian meals; chicken, meat, and seafood recipes; side dishes; and dessert (raspberry-poppy muffins). This is the one book you will want to cook from for the rest of your life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Husband-and-wife team Riccotti, a gynecologist, and Connelly, a chef, have joined forces for the third time to write this breast cancer resource and cookbook. But this book's subject matter is somewhat more controversial that that of The Pregnancy Cookbook or The Menopause Cookbook. After all, there's no scientific proof that diet can prevent breast cancer, only data indicating nutrition plays a role in risk reduction. Riccotti reviews this data in the first half of the book, "Breast Cancer, Health and Nutrition." In dense, fairly nuanced but sometimes disorganized chapters, Riccotti also lays out the known risk factors for breast cancer, and then, strangely, moves away from nutrition, delving into exercise, hormone replacement therapy, screening and chemoprevention, and the use of medical interventions such as surgery or drugs to reduce cancer risk. The recipes section begins with smoothies, and include chapters on soups (Seitan and Vegetable Chile), vegetarian dishes (Spicy Tofu and Black Bean Burritos with a Mango and Tomato Salsa) and even beef (though these dishes also can be made with soy or vegetables). The authors emphasize that breast cancer prevention foods can be incorporated into one's existing diet. They also offer helpful sidebars on cancer-fighting foods such as edamame, or soybeans, that might be unfamiliar. Some recipes are simpler than others, so cooks of varying skill levels should be able to find something tasty and healthful to make.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Hope Ricciotti, M.D., is a gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She and her husband, chef Vincent Connelly, are the authors of The Menopause Cookbook and The Pregnancy Cookbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (July 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393321533
• ISBN-13: 978-0393321531
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,063,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Ricciotti is a practicing clinician and an Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She also practices at the Dimock Community Center of Boston. She has written books on women's health, pregnancy, and nutrition. She has special expertise in reproductive health, nutrition, and management of menopause. Dr. Ricciotti is an active participant in a gender-specific online health education movement called "Embracing Women's Health," pioneered by a community of health experts on www.bewell.com, called Lluminari. She is a well-known physician for her caring approach combined with her up-to-date, science-based treatment -- and leadership -- of women's health issues.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More than just a cookbook!, December 13, 2004

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Keesha Turner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breast Cancer Prevention Cookbook (Paperback)

This book not only has wonderful, tasty recipes, but it has a variety of recommendations for eating in more healthy ways all the time. It's wonderful!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Tofu a no food for some types of breast cancer, April 14, 2009

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Julia (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Breast Cancer Prevention Cookbook (Paperback)

Eating a diet rich in soy can raise your risk of getting some cancers, especially breast. Make sure you emphasize NGMO Soy products only. As these may help prevent some cancers. But if you are like me, with ER+ breast cancer don't eat the soy rich diet - unless your dr. is aware of it - and you have all organic & NGMO soy. Also, have your Estrogen levels checked to see if you're at risk before eating too much soy. As a foodie - I miss tofu and soybeans. But I can't take a chance. I wish the title of this book would be changed.

Sincerely,
Julia

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat dissapointed....., October 22, 2008

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Lauren Mammoser (Algonquin, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breast Cancer Prevention Cookbook (Paperback)

I ordered the book as a Christmas gift for my Mom since she was just diagnosed cancer free. However, the front cover of the book has some sticker glue on it, where a sticker was obviously removed. I have tried everything to get it out, and nothing works. I don't think I will be giving this book as a gift though.