Dr. Richard A. Passwater's Revised, updated fact/book on cancer and its nutritional therapies

the long version

Abstract: An information text for the general public provides summaries of recent research findings linking certain nutrients with cancer prevention and treatment. Topics include what a healthy body can accomplish; pollutants and cancer; common sense ways of avoiding cancer; the importance of sound nutrition; food additives and health safety; known food hazards; the evidence and application of selenium and vitamins A, C, and E in preventing and treating cancer; the role of the B-complex vitamins and of minerals; the role of nutrient supplements; the Laetrile controversy; and personal strategies for cancer prevention and control. (wz).