


One such strategy is intermittent fasting, which reduces blood glucose, lowering insulin levels. 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. In fact, obesity and type 2 diabetes significantly increase an individual’s risk of cancer. 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. 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. 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.

but the “War on Cancer” has hardly been won. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline. Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. 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. Author of the international bestsellers The Diabetes Code and The Obesity Code Dr.
