He had had time to pursue one of the most admirable scientific careers of his era. Two months before his death, he was able to witness the publication of his magnum opus, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory. c The lesson that this great biologist teaches us is simple: Statistics are information, not condemnation. The objective, when you have cancer and want to combat fatality, is to make sure you find yourself in the long tail of the curve. No one can predict precisely the course a cancer will follow.

Together with Professor Béliveau from Montreal and researcher Michel de Lorgeril—a cardiologist, nutritionist, and pioneer of the Mediterranean diet—I published my disagreement with these conclusions, and that position is detailed here as well. Since the original publication of Anticancer: A New Way of Life, numerous studies have confirmed its core message about the importance of the “terrain” in preventing or controlling cancer. I have integrated the information from these studies into the various chapters of this new edition.

Foreword This book describes natural methods of health care that contribute to preventing the development of cancer or to bolstering its treatment. They are meant to serve as a complement to conventional approaches (such as surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy). The contents of this book cannot replace a physician’s opinion. It is not intended to be used to make a diagnosis or to recommend a treatment. All the clinical cases I refer to in the following pages are drawn from my own experience (except for a few cases described by fellow physicians in the medical literature, which are indicated as such).