CANCER: MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK
Recommended Price AUD25.00
Cancer is still the major health burden in most Western countries.
That’s 50 years after Richard Nixon declared war on cancer and after the USA spent an average of USD6 billion a year on it.
Yet, some researchers say that up to 70% of cancer deaths could be avoided; that cancer is mostly not a lottery or just bad luck.
This 97-page eBooks show you how you can make your own luck against cancer – based on over 400 published research sources. In 97 pages, this eBook:
- Shows how few drugs are tested to improve patient survival;
- Confirms how some treatments are less effective than avoiding cancer;
- Highlights the many causes of cancer that you can control;
- Describes how you can reduce your risk of getting cancer in 10 practical ways.
This eBook cites all sources directly, with clickable links for easy checking. Also, you buy once and access any future updates we may make.
It explains the research in plain English – so you can weigh it up, make up your mind and have productive conversations with your health professionals.
“…up to 70% of deaths could be prevented. These results provide strong support for the importance of environmental factors in cancer risk and reinforce the enormous potential of primary prevention for cancer control.” – T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
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97-page PDF.
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eBOOK FORMAT
All our eBooks are ‘electronic books’ in PDF format. They are not pre-printed, paper books.
Our eBooks are designed to be read in 3 ways – online, downloaded to your device or printed out by you. They are mostly around 100 pages long, so even the ‘print yourself’ option is easy. Now you can enjoy our eBooks anywhere, anytime, any way you like to read.
Our eBooks have many images, quotes and links to sources and so are best read via desktop or laptop (both 2-page view), tablet or large-screen smartphone (both 1-page view). They are not designed for very small-screen smartphones or for proprietary devices like Kindle or Kobo.
You can access any purchased eBook with one click after payment, then make your reading choice. You’re not limited to one option; you can read online, download and print – and come back for updates anytime, at no charge.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kim Brebach is a baby boomer and veteran information researcher and writer in technology. He’s also passionate about cooking whole food and drinking quality wine.
Over decades working in IT, BioTech & MedTech with companies like Silicon Graphics, Novell & Roche Diagnostics, Kim researched & wrote hundreds of papers to make complex concepts easy to understand. Many say they’re a joy to read.
In the 90s, Kim’s first wife developed COPD, a terminal lung disease. Searching for ways to ease her suffering, he discovered troves of health & medical research that none of her doctors seemed to know about. Much of it was about preventing disease, rather than trying to cure it once it had taken hold. After her death, Kim kept his finger on the pulse of preventative medicine research.
30 years on, Kim translates the latest disease prevention research into short, snappy eBooks. They’re focused on the diseases that keep boomers awake at night like dementia, cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The ‘anti-diet’ is a bonus. It came about when this research keep hammering the need for real, whole food. Showcasing skills honed over decades, Kim transforms dry research into engaging ‘who-done-its’. Science has never been so enjoyable to consume.
Kim’s not a health or medical expert but he’s found thousands who are – and provides direct links to them all in his eBooks. You can read Kim’s full story here.
ABOUT THIS WEBSITE
Muscles & Marbles (M&M) was created for baby boomers like you – by two other baby boomers, Kim Brebach & Tracey James. It’s where you can discover how to thrive for much longer.
At M&M, you’ll find the latest health and medical research from around the globe, translated into everyday English. Mostly, it’s about preventing the chronic illnesses that hold many boomers back – and reveling in ways to live life to the full.
M&M is for you if you want to understand the latest medical breakthroughs – so you can ask better-informed questions of your health professionals and make higher-quality decisions about your life. M&M is for you, if you want your next years to be your best.
There’s no other website like Muscles & Marbles.
Stephanie T –
I loved your dementia e-book but I thought you might rehash it for cancer… you know, same story, different title. I was wrong. What an eye-opener!”
Tracey James –
Thank you, Stephanie, we were worried that people may think that i.e. a one trick pony with many names. We were surprised that although the themes were similar – avoid the harm and embrace the good – the details were so very different. Thank you for confirming this.
Lance Upton –
What a feat! The latest research in English I can understand with sources I can click to read. Thank you for this incredible work, Kim.
Tracey James –
Wow! Thank you, Lance. Your feedback makes all the hard work worthwhile. We really appreciate your kind words.
Alison Lester –
Cancer is frightening to think about and even harder to read about. Thank you for making it reassuring and easy to understand and for giving me some ways to hopefully make my own luck.
Tracey James –
So glad you feel better now & enjoyed the journey, Alison. Making it easy to understand wasn’t easy but it’s wonderful that it worked for you. Thank you.
Margaret Kosmas –
I have read all three of your books now and have found valuable information in each one. This one on cancer really opened my eyes to the importance of lifestyle. My only hope now is that it’s not too late to turn things around. Us baby boomers are getting up there in years! I hope it’s not too late! Thank you for all three books.
Tracey James –
Thank you so much for buying all 3 books – and your wonderful feedback. We’ve found the role of lifestyle very eye-opening too!
Carol Biggar –
This e-book is practical but shocking guide to avoiding the dreaded ‘Big C’. I was reassured by the research – especially the links to original studies – and really enjoyed the warmth of your writing style. I’m telling my friends about it.
Tracey James –
Thank you, Carol, so glad you liked the style and the links. We knew this hadn’t been done before and were a bit apprehensive.
Connie Vanderbent –
Well, I wasn’t planning to spend my Saturday afternoon reading another of your ebooks, Kim, but it happened again. Couldn‘t put this one down either!
Kim Brebach –
Thanks so much, Connie. I really hoped it would be easy to read as well as informative.
Christine Zamora –
Thanks for providing links to your references in each page, rather than a summary at the end. It’s much easier to click and check as I go.
Tracey James –
Really appreciate this, Christine. We were worried that the links might get in the way.
Michelle S –
At the start I was sceptical, but by the end I was informed and convinced. An important read that I’ve recommended to others.
Tracey James –
We’re thrilled to hear this, Michelle. There’s a lot of material here which isn’t common knowledge and, understandably, hard to get one’s head around. We were pretty surprised by it, too, at first.
Andrew Johansen –
This cancer ebook is an excellent concept and you’ve achieved a first-class result. It would be of interest and importance to most adults, not just the over 60s.
Tracey James –
Thank you for this fabulous feedback, Andrew. I can’t tell you how delighted we are that you feel this way!
Chris Odette –
You have provided an excellent guide to living a healthy existence and helping to prevent cancer. Of course, this will also help with other medical issues.
Tracey James –
Thank you so much for this feedback, Chris. We’re so glad you think this way.
Neville P –
This provides a comprehensive picture of the significance of cancer in today’s world. More importantly, it shows us ways to help prevent its onset.
Tracey James –
Thank you for this feedback, Neville. Glad you found it so practical.
Jenny Eathers –
Well-researched, readable, with an action plan anyone can follow. Everyone should know this about cancer.
Tracey James –
Thank you so much, Jenny. Very pleased you found it so.
Sue Ellison –
I’m eating differently and managing my chronic issues differently, too. I can’t be sure I’m reducing my cancer risk, but I’m feeling the best I have in years.
Tracey James –
That’s wonderful to hear, Sue. Thank you for letting us know.
Sally S –
A vast amount of useful information in a small digestible package that’s easy to read.
Tracey James –
Glad you feel this way, Sally. We wanted the eBooks to be short but not light on substance. Your feedback is very much appreciated.
Karen Dias –
I’m a lot more conscious of the risks of developing cancer, but the ways to reduce these risks look too easy to me.
Tracey James –
Thank you, Karen, yes they do and we were a bit sceptical, too. That said, if the experts say that more than half of all cancers could be caused by lifestyle choices, changing a few of them probably can’t do any harm.
Paul Wenham –
The myriad aspects which can affect cancer shocked me but are treated thoroughly in this book. I learnt a great deal, once I got over my doubts.
Kim Brebach –
Thank you, Paul. I really understand your shock and disbelief. I felt the same way until the evidence piled up too high to ignore.
Susan Miller –
I like to form my own conclusions so links to your sources were important, and allowed me to weigh up the evidence.
Tracey James –
Thank you, Susan, we’re glad you found them useful.
Peter Chalmers –
Kim has a real knack of making technical stuff a joy to read. I couldn’t put this ebook down.
Kim Brebach –
Glad you liked the style, Peter, it was quite a juggling act with a topic like cancer. Thank you.
Lisa Reynolds –
At first, I found the number of cancer causes a bit hard to believe, so I checked your references. Now I can see why there’s so much of it about.
Kim Brebach –
Thank you, Lisa, I found it hard to believe at first, too, so I kept digging. What I found was confronting but, sadly, consistent.
Lorna Hall –
An odd thing to say maybe, but I’ve never enjoyed reading about cancer so much.
Kim Brebach –
Thank you, Lorna. Your feedback is so much more than I expected.
John Goode –
This is a wonderful book. Masses of useful information with links to detailed research and trial results.
Tracey James –
Thanks you so much for this wonderful feedback, John. We’re so glad you found it useful.
Chris Morrison –
I learnt more about cancer than I thought I needed to, but I’m grateful that I did.
Tracey James –
Thanks you for letting us know, Chris. There is so much to know about cancer.
Catherine Scott –
We all know that a good diet is important anyway, but I had no idea that some foods can cause cancer and so can some drugs and treatments. It’s scary.
Kim Brebach –
Scary indeed, but it explains why there are so many cancers in people of different ages, these days. Thank you for your feedback, Catherine.
Chris McCarthy –
How can so many common drugs be bad for us? Why aren’t our doctors telling us?
Kim Brebach –
Thank you, Chris. I was surprised, too. It seems that many GPs prescribe these drugs because they’ve been in use for years and are assumed to be safe. Keeping up with research on long term effects, especially on the general population, wouldn’t be feasible for most busy GPs, I’d guess. Happy to discuss this further if you’d like to email me on kim@musclesandmarbles.com.au.