Cancer Free

If you think there's no way to prevent cancer, you're wrong. Let the experts at the world's most distinguished cancer research and treatment center help you to design a personal program to increase your odds of staying cancer free.
* Take stock of your personal risk. Use a family tree and other charts to assess your risk for the major cancers -- and keep a predisposition from turning into a disease.
* Redefine "The good life" to give yourself a long life. Enjoy the benefits of physical activity without becoming an exercise nut.
* Safeguard your work and home environments. Discover how to use common household products safely.
* Reduce the toll of stress. Learn the basics -- without the bunk -- about visualization, biofeedback, acupuncture, and hypnotherapy.
* Adopt sensible screening procedures. Learn which common tests you should have, when, and why.
Clear, concise, and comprehensive, Cancer Free explains exactly what you can do for your health, now and for the decades to come.

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