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Cancer Books

A tight cancer shortlist - built for quick decisions, not endless scrolling.

Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

1. The Cancer Revolution
Leigh Erin Connealy
The Cancer Revolution: A Groundbreaking Program to Reverse and Prevent Cancer
2. Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
Susan M. Love, Karen Lindsey
A Nonfiction pick for readers exploring Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book.
3. Anticancer
David Servan-Schreiber
Anticancer: A New Way of Life
4. Breasts: The Owner's Manual
Kristi Funk
Breasts: The Owner's Manual: Every Woman’s Guide to Reducing Cancer Risk, Making Treatment Choices, and Optimizing Outcomes
5. Chris Beat Cancer
Chris Wark
Chris Beat Cancer: A Comprehensive Plan for Healing Naturally
6. Anticancer Living
Lorenzo Cohen PhD, Alison Jefferies MEd
Anticancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six
7. Tripping over the Truth
Travis Christofferson, Dominic D'Agostino
Tripping over the Truth: How the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicine's Most Entrenched Paradigms
8. Cancer-Free with Food
Liana Werner-Gray, Mark Hyman
Cancer-Free with Food: A Step-by-Step Plan with 100+ Recipes to Fight Disease, Nourish Your Body & Restore Your Health
9. The Breast Cancer Book
Kenneth D. Miller, Melissa Camp
The Breast Cancer Book: A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones
10. Radical Remission
Kelly A. Turner
Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds
11. The Metabolic Approach to Cancer
Nasha Winters, Jess Higgins Kelley
The Metabolic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Deep Nutrition, the Ketogenic Diet, and Nontoxic Bio-Individualized Therapies
12. Twisting Fate
Pamela Munster, Pamela N. Munster
Twisting Fate: My Journey with BRCA—from Breast Cancer Doctor to Patient and Back
13. The Breast Cancer Survival Manual, Seventh Edition
John Link, M.D., Nancy Link R.N.
The Breast Cancer Survival Manual, Seventh Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide for Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
14. From Both Sides of the Curtain
Sue Hwang MD
From Both Sides of the Curtain: Lessons and Reflections from an Oncologist’s Personal Breast Cancer Journey
15. The Definitive Guide to Thriving After Cancer
Lise N. Alschuler, Karolyn A. Gazella
The Definitive Guide to Thriving After Cancer: A Five-Step Integrative Plan to Reduce the Risk of Recurrence and Build LifelongHealth
16. The Undying
Anne Boyer
The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care
17. Radical Hope
Kelly A. Turner, Tracy White
Radical Hope: 10 Key Healing Factors from Exceptional Survivors of Cancer & Other Diseases
18. The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors
Edward Bauman MEd PhD, Helayne Waldman MS EdD
The Whole-Food Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Nutritional Approach to Preventing Recurrence
19. Keto for Cancer
Miriam Kalamian, Thomas N. Seyfried
Keto for Cancer: Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
20. Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
Patrick C. Walsh
A Nonfiction pick for readers exploring Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer.
21. The Cancer Diet Cookbook
Dionne Detraz RDN
The Cancer Diet Cookbook: Comforting Recipes for Treatment and Recovery
22. The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer
Trisha Greenhalgh
The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control
23. Cancer and the New Biology of Water
Thomas Cowan
Cancer and the New Biology of Water: Why the War on Cancer Has Failed and What That Means for More Effective Prevention and Treatment
24. The Philadelphia Chromosome
Jessica Wapner
The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Genetic Mystery, a Lethal Cancer, and the Improbable Invention of a Lifesaving Treatment

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