Authors: Belinda Mooney
ISBN-13: 9780737734126, ISBN-10: 0737734124
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Gale
Date Published: February 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Book Synopsis
Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer Katrina Woznicki 10
There Is No Convincing Evidence That Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer Donald B. Louria 15
Sun Exposure Increases the Risk of Cancer$dCleveland Clinic Health Information Center 19
Sun Exposure Actually Reduces the Risk of Cancer Nan Kathryn Fuchs 24
Pesticides Increase the Risk of Cancer$dJournal of Environmental Health 29
Pesticides Do Not Cause Cancer in Humans$dPestFacts.org 33
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Increase the Risk of Cancer$dPlanned Parenthood 35
Chemotherapy Is an Effective Cancer Treatment$dHisandHerHealth.com 41
Chemotherapy Is Not an Effective Cancer Treatment Dani Veracity 45
Gene Therapy Is a Promising Cancer Treatment$dNational Cancer Institute 50
Hormone Therapy May Be Effective as a Cancer Treatment$dMayo Clinic 56
Immunotherapy and Vaccines Are the Ultimate Cancer Treatment Michelle Meadows 63
A Macrobiotic Diet Can Help Fight Cancer Giselle Goodman 71
Vitamin E Does Not Prevent Cancer$dHarvard Women's Health Watch 74
There Is No Evidence That Shark Cartilage Fights Cancer Janet Raloff 77
Organizations to Contact 85
Bibliography 91
Index 95
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