Cancer as a metabolic disease [electronic resource] : on the origin, management, and prevention of cancer / Thomas N. Seyfried.

By: Seyfried, Thomas N, 1946-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012Description: xvi, 421 p., [22] p. of plates : ill. (some col.)ISBN: 9781118310298 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Cancer | Cancer -- Prevention | Cancer -- DiagnosisGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 616.99/40654 LOC classification: RC261 | .S49 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Images of cancer -- Confusion surrounds the origin of cancer -- Cancer models -- Energetics of normal cells and cancer cells -- Respiratory dysfunction in cancer cells -- The Warburg dispute -- Is respiration normal in most cancer cells? -- Is mitochondrial glutamine fermentation the missing link in the metabolic theory of cancer? -- Genes, respiration, viruses, and cancer -- Respiratory injury, the retrograde response, and the origin of cancer -- Mitochondria: the ultimate tumor suppressor -- Linking abnormalities in growth control, telomerase activity, apoptosis, and angiogenesis to mitochondrial dysfunction -- Metastasis -- Mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction and the extrachromosomal origin of cancer -- Nothing in cancer biology makes sense except in the light of evolution -- Cancer treatment strategies -- Metabolic management of cancer -- Implementation of metabolic therapies for cancer management -- Cancer prevention -- Case studies and personal experiences in using the ketogenic diet for cancer management.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Images of cancer -- Confusion surrounds the origin of cancer -- Cancer models -- Energetics of normal cells and cancer cells -- Respiratory dysfunction in cancer cells -- The Warburg dispute -- Is respiration normal in most cancer cells? -- Is mitochondrial glutamine fermentation the missing link in the metabolic theory of cancer? -- Genes, respiration, viruses, and cancer -- Respiratory injury, the retrograde response, and the origin of cancer -- Mitochondria: the ultimate tumor suppressor -- Linking abnormalities in growth control, telomerase activity, apoptosis, and angiogenesis to mitochondrial dysfunction -- Metastasis -- Mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction and the extrachromosomal origin of cancer -- Nothing in cancer biology makes sense except in the light of evolution -- Cancer treatment strategies -- Metabolic management of cancer -- Implementation of metabolic therapies for cancer management -- Cancer prevention -- Case studies and personal experiences in using the ketogenic diet for cancer management.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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