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Your Life in Your Hands: Understanding, Preventing and Overcoming Breast Cancer [Paperback]

Jane A. Plant
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4 Sep 2003
Jane Plant, an eminent British scientist, suffered from breast cancer five times before she learned of the relationship between diet and disease. This volume tells her story and offers a simple, straightforward programme for adopting a healthier - non-dairy - diet and lifestyle to defeat it.


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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Virgin Books; 2nd Revised edition edition (4 Sep 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0753508508
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753508503
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 224,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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It was as if she was being stalked by a supernaturally evil killer that, however many times was vanquished, relentlessly kept coming back to attack. The fourth time the breast cancer re-occurred, Jane Plant felt like giving up: "The chill realisation hit me that it wasn't going to let me go until it had claimed my life," she says in her book Your Life In Your Hands. But Plant didn't give up. Instead, tapping into her scientific training, she set about trying to find a rational reason for the breast cancer.

In the UK, one woman in ten is likely to contract the disease. In China, breast cancer affects one woman in 10,000. It was this startling statistical disparity that led Plant to believe there had to be a dietary trigger for the disease. As she continued her scientific investigations, Plant became convinced she had discovered a causal link between dairy produce and breast cancer.

While Your Life In Your Hands contains hard science to back its claims, Plant manages to spell out the science in a way that is easy for the uninitiated to understand. Plant's research is solid and the evidence is compelling.

As well as telling the remarkable story of one woman's determination to overcome breast cancer, Your Life In Your Hands offers no-nonsense advice on how to deal with doctors, self-examination and coping with treatment. The book also includes Plant's own non-dairy diet: The Plant Programme--The Lifestyle Factors. Plant's tenacious spirit will inspire you. Her findings will surprise you. And her book will empower you to fight against the odds.--Christopher Kelly

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Amazing ... Her message is one that every woman must read' -- Daily Mail

'An astonishing book...it could save your life' -- Sunday People

'Ground-breaking' -- Irish Times

'Her message is one that every woman must read' -- Daily Mail

'indispensable reading' -- Professor Devra Lee aDavis, member of the board of directors of the Breast Cancer Fund and Senior Fellow in Cancer Epidomiology at the National Cancer Institute

’Could change the way you view food forever’ -- Women's Health

’Easy to follow and practical for a busy lifestyle’ -- Healthy Options

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84 of 84 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Plant....I owe you my life. 1 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
Everybody should read this book, It is a true life saver, facts are backed up with proof that red meat and milk are linked to cancer. Breast and prostate cancer have both been cured by following the diet, I have a friend that followed the diet and has been cleared of bowel cancer for two years.
I had nothing to loose when I was diagnosed with inoperable oesophageal cancer in October, I was told it was as good as having a death sentance. By following the simple diet of fresh organic fruit and veg and cutting out red meat and milk I've managed to astound my doctors by shrinking a 14cm tumer to 1cm that has come back clear of cancer cells. I'm now on a quest to get as many people as I can to read the book and follow the diet. How many other type of cancers will the diet be able to cure, and why aren't the government doing anything about it ???
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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Strong ring of truth about the book 21 Aug 2000
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Format:Hardcover
I have just read Professor Plant's book and it seems to have a strong ring of truth about it!

As a retired family doctor who did two baby clinics a week for 30 years, I found it not uncommon for breast-feeding mothers to switch to the bottle saying that their babies grew better. Gradually, I came to suspect that growth was excessive, not better. Babies triple their weight in the first year of live, calves about a dozen-fold. There seems to be a correlation between growth factor in milk, and cows milk contains more than mother's milk and this factor stimulates breast and prostate gland growth.

Six years ago my brother-in-law, then aged 72 years, developed prostate cancer with bone secondaries. At my suggestion he promptly went vegan (though later he added fish twice a week making a 'macro-biotic like' diet. Although he also received hormone therapy, the surgeon initially felt he had made an error in diagnosis because the secondaries in the bones vanished so rapidly. However his PSA rapidly dropped from 211 to under 1!

This, and other clinical experiences over many years suggested to me a relationship between diet and cancer, especially some animal products but milk in particular. Milk is designed as an interim food, from birth until weaning and cow's milk is for calves. (There is an argument for 'formula' if mother cannot breast-feed). Cow's milk derives from various grasses, and similar nutrients are found in the green-leafy vegetation which people eat. Dairy products are irrelevant to the human diet. I feel it wiser to restrict or avoid dairy foods until proved safe and healthy to eat.

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I wish I had found this book earlier - it is now my reference book and I go back to it constantly as I am currently in remission from Breast Cancer diagnosed 1999. Have tried the diet for almost a year and feel great. I have also found out that Astra Zeneca produce Tamoxifen without Lactose (as a special only) - so why are not all of them without lactose - In light of the revelation in the Sunday Times, 10/03/02 (News in Brief)where it states that scientists now have linked the high consumption of dairy products with prostate cancer!!! Is it the dairy industry we are protecting? Start reading your food labels - you'll be surprised what they contain that is not needed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Having had cancer a second time and been told that there is a high possibility to have it again, I found this book inspiring. It's a pity that her research is not very well known.
Published 10 days ago by Helen
1.0 out of 5 stars Buyers Beware!
I bought this book after being diagnosed a second time with breast cancer (14 years after the my first diagnosis). Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. Bland
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!!
I have read this book and will read it again and again. Although I have not been diagnosed with breast cancer, I have been stuffing my face with dairy all of my life and have been... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Joslins Nana
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, helpful book
Book clearly outlines ways to help prevent cancer and to fight active cancer and the reasoning and evidence available. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Margaret C. Geddes
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting
Very comprehensive and positive book which give good scientific reasons and explanations whilst still giving good manageable dietary ideas for prevention and treatment
Published 2 months ago by jmayes
5.0 out of 5 stars Women look at this
All women should read this book. For their own sake, but also for all their daughters and female friends. To be informed is half the cure and prevention. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J H
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Jane Plant
This book saved my life and should be read by all cancer sufferers as it give lifesaving advice on avoiding dairy products to treat many different types of cancer. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Maggie Linden
5.0 out of 5 stars Your Life In Your Hands: Understand, Prevent and Overcome Breast...
When will this book become essential reading for every woman? Jane Plant is alive, 25 years after diagnosis of Breast Cancer.
Published 4 months ago by D. Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Your life in your hands
I found this book very helpful as I have breast cancer and I would recommend it to others as it covered all areas
Published 5 months ago by julie davies
5.0 out of 5 stars Take responsibility for your life!
This book is a MUST for men and women alike in today's world. Jane Plant describes her own pain, her querying and how she found the ANSWERS! Read more
Published 7 months ago by E. Schofield
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