So, You Don't Want To Get CANCER?: A Research-based Guide to the Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Prevent Cancer

by David M Ingram

Overview

The Lifestyle Changes You Can Make to Prevent Cancer

As much as 40 percent of cancers occur because of the way we live our lives. By making what might be small changes to our lifestyles, we can significantly reduce the chances of getting, and dying from, many common cancers. Simple things like drinking coffee, taking care with exposure to sunlight, eating the correct foods, and much more, can make a big difference.

This book provides all the information you need to set about minimizing your chances of getting cancer. It is informative, easy to read, and based on sound medical research.

It covers a wide range, including these topics.

• Alcohol
• Diet
• Organic foods
• Medications to prevent cancer
• Smoking
• Excess body fat and bariatric surgery
• Physical activity
• Ultraviolet (UV) exposure from sunlight
• Vaccinations
• Vitamins and minerals
• Stress
• Cancer-preventing surgery
• Radiation exposure, including X-rays and scans
• Cell phone use
• Pesticide and herbicide exposure

All the common cancers are discussed separately in detail.

Don’t get cancer! It can forever change your life, and you might possibly die from it. There are many changes to your way of living that you can do that might prevent this from happening!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780648715115
Publisher:	David Ingram
Publication date:	12/09/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Dr. David Ingram is a specialist cancer surgeon, working principally in the area of breast cancer. He has undertaken research investigating the relationship between diet, hormones, and other aspects of lifestyle and breast cancer, publishing more than eighty articles in scientific journals. He did his undergraduate medical studies at the University of Melbourne and has a postgraduate master's degree from the University of Western Australia. He is a past associate professor of surgery at the University of Western Australia. His interest in writing began more than two decades ago, before the internet was in common use, producing a monthly newsletter containing cancer related topics and the latest cancer research news. These days it would online and called a blog! His non-medical interests include house design, where he took a year out of medicine to qualify as a draftsman and designer and he has designed, drafted and had built a number of houses. Also growing plants and at one stage had a small commercial floriculture business growing liliums. He lives in Perth, Western Australia.

Table of Contents

Author Profile

Preface

Part 1—The Basics
What Is Cancer?
The Cancer Problem
Genetics and Cancer
Finding the Cause Understanding Cancer Research

Part 2—The Factors
Alcohol
Cell Phones
Chronic Infections
Coffee
Diet and Cancer
Excess Body Fat
The Gut Microbiome Medications to Prevent Cancer Pesticides and Herbicides Physical Activity
Preventive Surgery
Radiation
Smoking
Stress and Cancer
Vitamins and Minerals

Part 3—The Common Cancers
Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers Cancer of the Oral Cavity Esophageal Cancer Gastric Cancer Colorectal Cancer
Anal Cancer Liver Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
The Female Cancers
Breast Cancer ,Ovarian Cancer, Uterine Cancer 
The Male Cancers
Prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer 
Cancers of the Respiratory Tract
Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Cancers of the Larynx, Bronchi, and Lung, Mesothelioma
Cancers of the Urinary Tract
Renal Cancer, Bladder Cancer 
Skin Cancer

Thyroid Cancer

Brain Tumors

Blood and Lymphatic Cancers

The Final Word 

Glossary of Terms

Acknowledgments