"Author Dr. Jason Fung returns with a biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward"-- Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline-- but the 'War on Cancer' has hardly been won. Fung explains what cancer is, how it manifests, and why it is so challenging to treat. He identifies the medical community's many missteps in cancer research, and provides a new paradigm for dealing with cancer, with recommendations for what we can do to create a hostile soil for this dangerous seed. -- adapted from publisher info Provided by publisher.

Trench warfare -- The history of cancer -- What is cancer? -- Carcinogens -- Cancer goes viral -- The somatic mutation theory -- Cancer's procrustean bed -- The denominator problem -- A false dawn -- The seed and the soil -- The origins of life and the origins of cancer -- Tumoral evolution -- Cancerous transformation -- Nutrition and cancer -- Hyperinsulinemia -- Growth factors -- Nutrient sensors -- The warburg revival -- Invasion and metastases -- The strange story of cancer -- Cancer prevention and screening -- Dietary determinants -- Immunotherapy.