The Cancer Code

A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery

De: Dr. Jason Fung

Narrado por: Brian Nishii

Author of the international best sellers 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 listen, 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.

©2020 Jason Fung (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

learned more than when I started

I like the analgies to explain complex subjects and clarifying how statistics in cancer studies can be misleading. The Cochrane Library did not find mamograms to be helpful or evidence based yet why it is still widely promoted? I can only conclude to follow the money.

Dr Fung relies on Darwinian evolutionary theory for some explanations of cancer which I disagree but overall enlightening read on historical research trials and putting them in perspective.

I've read elsewhere that we've all had cancer 4 or 5 times in our life and never known it because our immune system fights it off. Best advice, keep insulin levels low to lower cancer risk low, and maintain normal weight.

worth your time listening to the book

Audio itself is good, the narrator did a good job. The book is packed with a lot of information. Now I need a hard copy because a lot of medical terminology don't translate well just by the audio book. I wish there is a pdf to accompany the audio book on some of the medical terminologies so I can search those on my own.

Dr. Jason Fung is amazing!

I can’t think of enough good thing things to say about Dr. Fung except that his code books should be required reading in every medical school around the country. Book club like reading groups might awaken the next generation of doctors to look beyond the prescription hawking education so immensely influenced by the pharmaceutical corporate culture pervasive in medicine today. It takes DECADES for novel paradigms to break down the wall created by this corporate culture. His books hit that wall like a wrecking ball. Maybe the solution lies in a public revolt against the sick care model of our health system. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Dr. Fung!

Masterpiece.

In my opinion, Dr. Fung is masterful in his presentation, explanation, and exposition. His works are all must listen/reads. It is clear that he wants us the (lay persons) to understand our bodies and the disease that afflicts many of us.

Masterpiece in medical Journalism.

A lot to learn and like about this book.

I had mixed expectations when starting this book as I am aware of some positions he has espoused in other books. However, I was very impressed about the detail and explanations in the book. I am a physician and I am aware of cancer and treat persons with it. I learned a good amount and was exposed to new ideas regarding this. Overall, Dr Fung synthesized cancer and its causes and treatments in a very unique way with a lot to consider and learn and review from his book. I would highly recommend this book for a unique view and understanding of this complex field that is quickly changing and updating all the time. The book and learning here is well worth you time.

Brilliant synthesis of history & hope in treating cancer

A CRUCIAL READ - catches you up to the cutting edge of cancer treatments you can take to your doctor as options. Saves you so much time, confusion about what cancer is and how to treat it. I listened to book but am buying the hard cover for references at back to see and send some papers to the doctor about these new and effective options. Like all Jason Fung books I’ve read, you’ll 100% get value and not regret it. It will change your life! I never understood cancer and now feel I have a handle on it, similarly with obesity and diabetes in his other books.

Fascinating read!

Dr. Fung, once again, didn’t disappoint with the Cancer Code! Very well written and read, and although very scientific (as was expected), I had no trouble grasping all of the information Dr. Fung laid out. Understanding the evolution of cancer and the resulting treatments throughout history is no less than remarkable! Highly recommend this book.

Insightful for a fresh learner of cancer.

Now that I've learnt that cancer is among everyone of us, and it's a natural phenomenon, it's a story of multi cellular being revert back to its single cell survival strategy, I'm not that afraid of cancer. We can reduce it's chances of taking over our body by staying healthy, exercise and eat well. Even when we got cancer, we will limit it's growth by being healthy physically.

Eye opener

While cancer still a mystery for the medical world, this book is an eye-opener of its approach, certainly brings hope towards the near future.

Impressively Researched using studies across the world and time.

Each chapter broke down various hypothesis about what causes/cures cancer and used multiple studies in order to prove or disprove them. I was especially impressed with the absolute certainty the author was convinced of the origins and evolution of cancer and why it is so difficult to kill. In the end, it seems to come down to weight management, proper nutrition, a healthy immune system, and avoiding diabetes. This book is packed with scientific data, but written in such a way that most people would have no trouble understanding.