"Everybody should read this book and enact its simple but potentially lifesaving recommendations."
Jon Kabat-Zinn, professor of medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"A mesmerizing, brilliant, astonishing, and well-documented journey detailing the extraordinary successes and remarkable failures of efforts to wrestle with cancer in the modern world"
Devra Davis, National Book Award finalist; author of The Secret History of the War on Cancer
"Anticancer is an absolutely indispensable guide for cancer survivors and anyone who wants to adopt healthy lifestyle habits in order to prevent cancer."
Dr. Richard Beliveau, author of Foods That Fight Cancer
"Anticancer is a passionate and thoughtful book. It speaks to both the heart and the head.....Read it and leap into a vibrant life with and against cancer"
David Spiegel, MD, Willson Professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
"A handy book to have around.... a common-sense blueprint for healthy living." The Chicago Tribune
"In presenting the science of cancer, Servan-Schreiber offers clear and vivid descriptions.... [And his] writing offers much more than science. It is full of passion for his topic and compassion for his patients"
The Seattle Times
"Anticancer is a passionate and thoughtful book. It speaks to both the heart and the head.....Read it and leap into a vibrant life with and against cancer"
David Spiegel, MD, Willson Professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
"Compelling personal cancer story... Clear explanations of basic cancer science... Easy ways to make anticancer lifestyle choices... Well-researched, referenced and accessible to an average reader"
About.com
"I found Anticancer to be a highly readable and well-researched book. I recommend this book for anyone interested in preventive medicine and integrative, complementary approaches to patient care."
John Mendelsohn, President, MD Anderson Cancer Center
"In presenting the science of cancer, Servan-Schreiber offers clear and vivid descriptions.... [And his] writing offers much more than science. It is full of passion for his topic and compassion for his patients"
The Seattle Times
"Anticancer is a passionate and thoughtful book. It speaks to both the heart and the head.....Read it and leap into a vibrant life with and against cancer."
David Spiegel, MD, Willson Professor and associate chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
"Compelling personal cancer story... Clear explanations of basic cancer science... Easy ways to make anticancer lifestyle choices... Well-researched, referenced and accessible to an average reader"
About.com
“Destined to sell widely and will probably become a bible in homes.”
The New York Times
“Meticulously researched and easy to read… An absolutely indispensable guide for cancer survivors and anyone who wants to adopt healthy lifestyles in order to prevent cancer.”
Dr. Richard Béliveau, co-author of Foods That Fight Cancer
“[Dr. David Servan-Schreiber] has compiled [a range of measures] from the latest scientific evidence to help you beat cancer. This is... the book he wishes he had when he became ill.”
The Daily Telegraph (UK)
“Readable [and] thoroughly researched, Servan-Schreiber’s book is as uplifting as it is informative. Highly recommended.”
Library Journal
“If anyone has the cred, professional and street, to discuss cancer prevention and survival it is Servan-Schreiber. [Anticancer is] a valuable resource.”
Booklist (Starred review)
“There are three groups of people who should read this book:
* people who have cancer now;
* people who have had cancer in the past; and
* everyone else.”
Daily News Central
“[Anticancer] presents a compelling combination of one doctor’s story of his battle with cancer along with his research into how to fight the disease….Readable and moving”.
Body & Soul Magazine