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The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery (The Wellness Code Book 3) Kindle Edition

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Author of the international bestsellers The Diabetes Code and The Obesity Code Dr. Jason Fung returns with an eye-opening 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.

In The Cancer Code, Dr. Jason Fung offers a revolutionary new understanding of this invasive, often fatal disease—what it is, how it manifests, and why it is so challenging to treat. In this rousing narrative, Dr. Fung identifies the medical community’s many missteps in cancer research—in particular, its focus on genetics, or what he terms the “seed” of cancer, at the expense of examining the “soil,” or the conditions under which cancer flourishes. Dr. Fung—whose groundbreaking work in the treatment of obesity and diabetes has won him international acclaim—suggests that the primary disease pathway of cancer is caused by the dysregulation of insulin. In fact, obesity and type 2 diabetes significantly increase an individual’s risk of cancer.

In this accessible read, Dr. Fung provides a new paradigm for dealing with cancer, with recommendations for what we can do to create a hostile soil for this dangerous seed. One such strategy is intermittent fasting, which reduces blood glucose, lowering insulin levels. Another, eliminating intake of insulin-stimulating foods, such as sugar and refined carbohydrates.

For hundreds of years, cancer has been portrayed as a foreign invader we’ve been powerless to stop. By reshaping our view of cancer as an internal uprising of our own healthy cells, we can begin to take back control. The seed of cancer may exist in all of us, but the power to change the soil is in our hands. 

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Jason Fung, MD, is a physician, author, and researcher. His groundbreaking science-based books about diabetes and obesity, The Diabetes Code, The Obesity Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting have sold over one million copies and challenged the conventional wisdom that diabetics should be treated with insulin. Dr. Fung is also the co-founder of The Fasting Method (www.TheFastingMethod.com), a program to help people lose weight and reverse Type 2 Diabetes naturally with fasting. His work on fasting has been cited by CNN, Time, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Toronto Star, and many other media outlets.



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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084VRNSCN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; 1st edition (November 10, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0BSHC797Q
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Great read for those of us who are not scientists and doctors.
Like in his previous books, Dr. Fung brings a different perspective and thinks outside the box. I appreciate how he can take complex subjects and explain them in a way that a layperson like me can understand. Thanks for helping me continue to take charge of my own health. What I've learned will make a difference.
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Anna Riley
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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Best book about health ever. You will get better understanding of what cancer is,in what forms it exists and starts,origins and types of it. How to avoid it better and what steps to take to minimize exposure to it. How to not get cancer in the first place and minimize cancer cells growth. Jason Fung is amazing,love all his books.
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D. DUKE
5.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2024
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Great book. I learned a lot from it.
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Mateo Buriticá
5.0 out of 5 stars Un buen libro para cambiar nuestros habitos alimenticios
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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Este libro y su evidencia científica nos muestra porque debemos cambiar nuestros hábitos de vida y alimenticios para tener una vida más sana y evitar enfermar.
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gsxr
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating study of cancer biology and medicine
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
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Coming with a medical background I found the first few chapters quite basic but necessary to form the foundation for this book and provide continuity for presentation of the various cancer paradigms over the years. I found the chapters on the evolutionary biology of cancer absolutely fascinating. When I finished reading this, I lent the book to a Medical Oncologist at work and he is enjoying it too. Recommended for health care professionals and anyone else with an interest in cancer biology and medicine.
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Icantbelievethis
4.0 out of 5 stars History of cancer and treatments
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2023
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Quite depressing. I suppose the best take away is that we have a lot more control over whether we develop cancer by making better lifestyle choices. And cancer, though still often deadly, isn't the grim reaper of 50 years ago. Imho, cancer specialists are just beginning to embrace treating cancer as a whole body issue. Hospitals are still stuck on increasing weight gain of patients rather than building a healthy gut to strengthen the immune system. Some oncologists don't care what their patients eat as long as they eat. With the reasearch results on nutrition and supplementation available, it's lazy and unconscionable to not recommend a known gut strengthening diet and fasting to their cancer patients. Dr. William Li has 2 excellent books on the subject of diet and disease. Dr. Jamnadas has extensive lectures on how fasting and a low sugar diet benefits the body at a cellular level.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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Dr. Fung write about our cellular function like a poet. Evolution makes more sense in this book when presented from the bottom - up!
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gdurhamus
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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This book should be read by everyone! As a nurse I've studied many diseases and health conditions over the past 40 years and the information in this book still blew me away. There is an incredible amount of information here, but it's organized and written in a such a way that anyone can understand it. I've read Dr. Fung's other books and love them all but I literally could not put this one down - it's that good! If you want to learn more about Cancer or just the fascinating way our incredible bodies work then you definitely want to read this book. Truly outstanding work by Dr. Fung!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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This is written is a way that everyone can understand what the good doctor is trying help educate us.
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Christa Bedwin
5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. Fung is clear and truthful
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2024
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I enjoy Jason Fung's writing and his clear, no-nonsense science that anybody can apply. The upshot for me is, fast now and then and give your body a break. Think about the food, drink, ideas, and people you ingest... nutritious or toxic?
Really interesting learning about hyperinsulinemia -- or, in other words, all the effects that can happen to your body if you give it a 24/7/365 supply of sugar. In other words... take a break from the sugar now and then!
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moa
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest as always
Reviewed in Brazil on September 15, 2021
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This is an excelent and humbling overview of the history of cancer and cancer treatment. The part about diet is very honest, as could be expected from Dr. Fung. There is also a very up to date chapter on cancer screening (mostly useless in most types of cancer with serious side effects to patients). No propaganda selling miracle cures disguised as fake science like most books on health subjects. Some parts are a little technical, and because of that and because of Dr. Fung's honesty, I believe some people may find it uninteresting and difficult to read. But it is heartwarming to see that the truth always slowly emerges from the shadows, even if it takes decades and millions of lives.
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Elisabeta Lazar
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good and Interesting Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2024
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This book its a must to have it in the house, you can learn a lot from it.
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Fabrizio
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely interesting
Reviewed in Italy on October 20, 2023
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A book that should be ready not just by all general practitioners, but also by all cancer patients, obese persons, people with diabetes, with pre-diabetes, and all people who are interested in avoiding cancer. Cancer is not completely out of our control and is not the result of mere bad luck.
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milindvh
5.0 out of 5 stars Imparting knowledge, arousing interest...
Reviewed in India on March 11, 2023
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Presents the reader, the drama of Understanding the Cancer. Lucid language, takes us to the core of decoding the Cancer. As Interesting as fiction. Looks at Cancer as an Organism and not as an Enemy. Its existence since beginning of evolution, its eternity, its strengths, its survival tactics, humankind's failure to understand it and the slow dawn enlightenment of its survival. Has aroused interest in Medicine (considered out of bounds due to my non-medical background), in reading his other books, other books on cancer and related fields. That must be the outcome of any any book, right Mr. Jason Sir ? Thank you, a lot. I stay indebted you for the knowledge received...
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