Product Description

This book is all about taking action against cancer! Inside, you'll discover easy to follow action plans for many kinds of cancer, including bladder, breast, colorectal, digestive tract, gynecological, leukemia, lung melanoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, pancreatic and prostate cancer. A generalized plan is given for cancer prevention too! Easy to read food charts and self-help diet assessment tools help readers to plan,shop and prepare healthy meals. Safe juicing and detoxification programs are included, as well as detailed guidance about nutritional supplements and their most effective dosages.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #194208 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 460 pages

Review
"Challenge Cancer and Win! is the only book that came close to helping us make a nutrition program realistic." -- C.H., Michigan cancer fighter

"Challenge Cancer and Win! is well researched, extremely informative, comprehensive and reader-friendly. " -- Murphy Vestute, Editor, Taking the Fear Out of Cancer

"Commendations to those personally motivated readers who follow the wise guidelines in this book." -- Patrick Quillin, PhD, RD, CNS Author, Beating Cancer with Nutrition

"This book provides an easy-to-read resource for cancer patients and nutritional professionals who counsel them." -- Sarah Harding-Laidlaw, MS, RD, MPA, Editor, Nutrition in Complementary Care

"This is a very effective guide with a warm, appealing tone--a plus considering the extremely stressful nature of cancer." -- Writer's Digest, 2001

"With clear explanations, simple food plans, and rock solid supplement recommendations, patients quickly become well equipped cancer fighters." -- Becky Wright, RD Nutrition Specialist

From the Publisher
Other cancer and nutrition books focus on a one-size-fits-all, generalized approach to beating cancer--not Challenge Cancer and Win! With detailed, scientifically based diet and vitamin plans for sixteen specific cancers, this no-nonsense, effective guide to nutrition helps answer the question, "what can I do to beat MY KIND of cancer?"

Challenge Cancer and Win! is a 2001 National Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Award winner and has been developed into a distance learning course for naturopathy and nutrition students worldwide.

From the Author
It's so easy to get overwhelmed and frustrated about all of the conflicting nutrition and cancer information that's available in books, on the internet and in the media. I wrote Challenge Cancer and Win! because I wanted to showcase the latest scientific findings about nutrition in a realistic diet and supplement program for cancer patients; my book takes the guesswork out of a nutritional program because it provides straight-forward real world advice about the foods and vitamins that have proven anti-cancer benefits. Over the years I've discovered what patients and family members really want to know--practical nutritional strategies that can be individualized to meet their specific needs. Challenge Cancer and Win! encourages, motivates, educates and reinforces healthy dietary and lifestyle habits.

Customer Reviews

Challenging cancer one step at a time
"Challenge Cancer and Win" is an invaluable book for anyone going through cancer treatment. The book is loaded with information about what foods do, how vitamins and supplements work, sample diets, and nutrition plans for specific cancers. A diagnosis of cancer left us feeling "out of control", but this book, written in a clear, easy to understand way has helped us to regain some control both during and after our treatment period.

We really appreciate the positive, well-balanced approach Kim uses which allows the reader to choose "good", "better", or "best" as the steps to take while making practical nutritional and lifestyle changes. We were eating "good", but now we are eating "better" and feeling better as well. There are hints and recommendations for healthier eating, advice on handling side affects of treatment, details about the foods which support and build the body during chemotherapy, helpful charts and even recipes

Our clinic has a copy of "Challenge Cancer" so others who are facing a diagnosis of cancer and treatment can reap the benefits of Kim's years of experience helping cancer patients. Having this book was almost like having a private "coach" to help us through our cancer treatment. We highly recommend "Challenge Cancer and Win" to anyone who wants a better understanding of how nutrition can affect cancer and who wish to become more pro-active in challenging their disease.

A must have for dietitians who see cancer patients!
"Challenge Cancer and Win! Step-By-Step Nutrition Action Plans for Your Specific Cancer" is a must have! Being a dietitian who consults with cancer patients on a regular basis I have found this book to be invaluable. It provides in depth, evidenced based nutrition recommendations for various types of cancer. As someone who has spent time researching to put all the pieces together to devise useful cancer nutrition plans I am so glad to have stumbled upon this book which had done just that! Better yet, the information is presented in a reader friendly manner.

Be sure to include selenium in your nutrition regimen
I agree with the idea of fighting cancer with nutrition. However, I would like to note that the cancer-fighting nutrient most proven to date is selenium. A daily supplement of 200 microgram of selenium, has been shown in a large placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study -- the most prestigious type of scientific study of nutrients and drugs -- to cut the death rate from cancer in half.

Specifically, a large group of people who were given each day a yeast tablet enriched with 200 micrograms (mcg) of selenium had only half the number of deaths from cancer over a seven year period as a similarly large control group who were given a daily yeast tablet containing no selenium. Yeast tablets enriched with 200 mcg of selenium are readily available at pharmacies as well as health stores across the U.S. for about $5 or so for a bottle of 50 to 100 tablets -- only 10 cents or less per day -- I do.

The results of this dramatic study were published in the medical profession's own journal: The Journal of the American Medical Association. Nevertheless, most doctors pay no attention to the results. Think about that, selenium (at 10 cents per day or less) has been shown in a large clinical study to cut the death rate from cancer in half and nobody tells the public about it. Incredible! In my opinion, as a research chemist, everybody in the U.S. should take supplemental selenium every day.

Other good cancer fighters include vitamin C, vitamin E, CoQ10, and lycopene.