Cancer: Nutrition and Survival [Paperback]

Steve Hickey (Author), Hilary Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 11, 2005

Microevolution explains what cancer is, how it develops and how to eradicate it. Cancer occurs in multi-celled organisms when cells escape the body's controls and behave like their single-celled ancestors. Such changes, triggered by oxidative damage, result in faulty cell division. Animals and plants have developed ways to stop their cells reverting to primitive forms. Hence, anticancer substances are common throughout nature. Therapies based on these take advantage of metabolic differences between cancer cells and healthy cells, to destroy cancer while helping healthy cells. Clinical trials are needed to test such non-toxic therapies. Biological research suggests that cancer is a treatable condition. Although current data is not sufficient to indicate the degree of life extension achievable, many terminal patients might die of other causes, before the cancer kills them. Cancer patients deserve to be offered this opportunity.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The microevolutionary hypothesis of cancer ... is so simple and elegant; I wish I had thought of it first. -- Dr Abram Hoffer, 2005

This book is fantastic. It should be a required text for all medical students. -- Dr Robert F. Cathcart III

About the Author

Steve Hickey gained his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Manchester, UK. He is now a member of the Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hilary Roberts' PhD research on early life undernutrition was carried out in the Department of Child Health at the University of Manchester.

Previous books by the authors include Ascorbate: The Science of Vitamin C, and Ridiculous Dietary Allowance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (December 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141166339X
• ISBN-13: 978-1411663398
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cancer Can Be Simple, February 8, 2006

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Reagan Houston "www.cancertherapies.org" (Hendersonville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cancer: Nutrition and Survival (Paperback)

Dr. Hickey points out that essentially all advanced cancers use mostly glucose as food and they use much glucose. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Moderate amounts of glucose make cancers grow faster. The advantage for cancer patients is that vitamin C in large but safe doses acts similar to glucose. The vitamin C is taken into the cancer cells where it reacts and forms hydrogen peroxide, a strong oxidizer that kills cancer. Dr. Abram Hoffer (see his book) reports on using vitamin C to treat hundreds of cancer patients with great success. Reagan Houston, MS, PE.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Number One Book on Cancer, June 21, 2007

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B. Duffy "One Must Never Never Doubt, that wh... (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cancer: Nutrition and Survival (Paperback)

If you buy only one book on cancer -- buy this book. If you want to understand cancer, so you can participate in your treatment -- read this book. If you are among the "hopeless" with only a few months to live -- buy this book.

Without a doubt, this book should be read by all Oncologists, their staff, patients and family members.

Steve Hickey and Hilary Roberts have performed a great service to mankind. Profoundly important.

I also recommend the other two books by this team.

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