Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Patrick Quillin Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Beating Cancer with Nutrition
Book Review: A bilwildering blend of sound advice and balderdash
Summary: 2 Stars
To begin with, had the book been titled something like "Nutrition for the Cancer Patient" or "Better Cancer Care Through Nutrition" it would have come closer to reflecting what the author actually has to say. Caveats and disclaimers abound. So does anecdotal evidence, hardly a good scientific standard.
To give one example of why I find this book suspicious:
The author makes the oft-heard claim "cancer feeds on sugar statement, stop eating sugar" - this is horridly misleading. Unless you are diabetic, your blood sugar is maintained within a constant range. If what the author is saying were true, then diabetics would have far worse rates of cancer than the non-diabetic population, and I've seen no studies saying this is so. The author twists a fact, which is that cancer cells use sugar to the extent that other cells are deprived of this necessary nutrient - thus the wasting. Is it good to avoid excess sugar in the diet? Of course, excess sugar usually means empty calories, and what the body cannot use is turned into fat. But, if you ate no sugars at all, your body would still break complex carbs into sugar, because simple sugars are basic to our metabolism. The author is using pseudo-reasoning, and relies on the readers ignorance or incuriousity - not a good sign.
Still, some of the dietary advice is sound if unspectaular. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, watch your fats and simple carbohydrates - I don't think he makes the case that nutrition can cure cancer, only that it is even more urgent to eat nutritiously whilst going through the ravages of the disease & the rigors of treatment.
Book Review: Beating Cancer with Nutrition
Summary: 5 Stars
I am 30 years old and the summer of 2006 I was diagnosed with two cancers a Stage 1B Cervical Cancer and an advanced adenocarcinoma tumor that was just a short ways away from metastizing. I was told that I was going to have to have a radical historectomy and there was a chance that the adenocarcinoma could have already invaded my lymph nodes. Not wanting a radical surgery I had a minor surgery to remove the tumor burden and then went about changing my life style and diet using this book. It is now one year later, I am cancer free and the doctor recinded her recomindation to have the radical surgery. This wasn't easy to do the journey was long but for anyone with the will to try it is definatly a great way to go. One thing I like about Dr. Quillin is he is not out to prove the medical establishment as wrong but to approach the cure in a whole person way and not just with dramatic surgery and chemo. He also talks about nutrition to support a body going through chemo. Oh another side effect of changing my life is I have gone from 217 lbs (in May 2006) to 147 lbs (this May) I feel better than I have in many years and my doctor says I don't look like I have ever been sick. Oh one last thing I made an actually appointment to speak to the author over the phone, he was resonabled priced and very helpful, he actually seemed concerned with making sure I understood what his book was telling me. He only makes appointment one day a month (at least that was the case a year ago.) but I was fortunate to get that day close to when I needed it.
Thank you Dr. Quillian for helping me live a better life.
Book Review: Thorough & Concise
Summary: 5 Stars
The information I found to be easy to digest, thorough in it's value, and concise.Book Review: Fascinating and Helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
I have studied alternative medicine for quite some time, and one particular area of interest of mine is alternative cancer treatments. Even though I don't have cancer, I have lost family members to the disease, and would rather prevent cancer than have to face it later. "Beating Cancer With Nutrition" is probably the best book out there on treating cancer holistically, as it compiles information from a wide range of sources, and advocates using a variety of approaches to treat (and beat) cancer. These include orthodox therapies (chemo, etc) for reduction of tumor burden, nutrition, hyperthermia, diet, spirituality, psychology, and more. Related to diet, Quillan explains the effect of sugar consumption on cancer growth, and after reading the information, I am cutting down my sugar intake. Quillan cites studies to back up what he says, and his thorough approach to cancer treatment ensures that those with cancer will have virtually every weapon available to beat cancer, and treat its devastating effects, including cachexia.
As a nice bonus, Quillan's wife Noreen has compiled some healthy recipes that are pretty easy to prepare. The book also comes with a 72-minute audio CD that essentially covers the major points raised in the book. I enjoyed the CD and listened to it all the way through the first time I played it. At the end of the book, Quillan lists doctors who use nutrition in their practices, sorted by zip code. He also lists other resources for cancer patients, and provides charts with good and bad foods.
Overall, I highly recommend this book for cancer patients. I think Quillan provides a truly holistic approach to cancer treatment that promotes spiritual, physical, and emotional healing, while not rejecting the limited use of orthodox therapy. There are a few areas where I think the book could be improved. First, the design is very "busy." I suspect this is because there is so much information squeezed into one book. However, sometimes the layout looks bulky, and the charts, graphs, and images aren't always clear. Although all could be read, I couldn't always easily make out all the details on some of them. Second, I wish Quillan would have devoted more time to enzymes and cancer treatment. While he speaks positively of them, I would like to have seen more than four pages. I recommend "Enzymes: The Fountain of Life" by Miehlke, Williams, and Lopez, for more information. However, despite these minor drawbacks, I think this book provides a solid outline for beating cancer, although as always, any cancer patient should work with his or her doctor when developing a treatment plan.
Book Review: Guide to beating cancer
Summary: 5 Stars
A simple and natural guide to beating cancer that is easy for the lay person to understand and follow.