The Cancer Code: Understanding Cancer as an Evolutionary Disease -- Jason Fung

<p><strong>Author of the international bestsellers <em>The Diabetes Code</em> and <em>The Obesity Code</em> Dr. Jason Fung returns with an eye-opening biography of cancer in which he offers a radical new paradigm for understanding cancer</strong>--<strong>and issues a call to action for reducing risk moving forward.</strong><br/> <br/> 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.</p><p>In <em>The Cancer Code, </em> Dr. Jason Fung offers a revolutionary new understanding of this invasive, often fatal disease--<em>what</em> it is, <em>how</em> it manifests, and <em>why</em> 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.</p><p>In this accessible read, Dr. Fung provides a new paradigm for dealing with cancer, with recommendations f