The
Politics of Cancer Revisited
by Samuel S. Epstein, John
Conyers, Jr. (Introduction), David R. Obey
Reviews
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D., Director, The
Moss Reports
Samuel Epstein's book The Politics of
Cancer blew the lid off the "cancer establishment" when it was published
in 1978. Twenty years later, the new "POLITICS OF CANCER Revisited"
is a blockbuster. It exposés the rampant industrial pollution that
causes many preventable cases of cancer. It also shows the frightening
power of industry in keeping us from winning the war against cancer. We
all owe Professor Epstein a debt of gratitude for almost single-handedly
keeping this issue alive and before the public for all these years.
Mark Dowie, Former publisher and editor,
Mother
Jones
Every journalist reporting on cancer (as
it should be covered) has within easy reach, a shop-worn, dog-eared, heavily
underlined 1978 edition of Sam Epstein's "Politics of Cancer." For
twenty years we have waited impatiently for the day when we would no longer
have to update old findings. Our wait is over. Not only has Dr. Epstein
provided new data, charts, epidemiology, and science, but he has refortified
his contention that the war on cancer is unfinished, and far from triumphant.
Barbara Seaman, Co-founder, National Women's
Health Network and author of
The
Doctors' Case Against the Pill
A unique and superbly documented indictment
of the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society for their
reckless indifference to cancer prevention, for their incestuous relationship
with the cancer drug industry, and for their false claims for miracle cancer
drugs and for winning the war against cancer. This is essential reading
for every concerned woman and man on how to reverse the cancer epidemic
by personal and political initiatives.
Robert Wages, President, Oil, Chemical,
and Atomic Workers Union International Union, AFL-CIO
Cancer continues to be the scourge of many
workplaces; this book is an extraordinary weapon to mount an attack on
this deadly disease. It minces no words in indicting the cancer establishment
whose misdirected efforts have contributed to the ongoing cancer epidemic.
Dr. Epstein's work is a strong rebuttal to the self-interested Pollyannas
in the cancer establishment and provides worker advocates with essential
knowledge that will serve to protect the lives of those we represent.
Customer Comments
Robert Smith from Fremont,
New York, January 8, 1999
A masterful documentation of life-saving
truths about cancer
Could it possibly be true that: (1) Cancer
is preventable? (2) Government agencies and the cancer establishment, with
their false optimism, their emphasis on “damage control,” and their opposition
to non-toxic alternative treatments, are doing far more harm than good
in the “war on cancer”? (3) Each individual, armed with the right knowledge,
can significantly reduce the chances of ever getting cancer?
Dr. Epstein fully documents these truths
with great force and clarity. Having read the book, it would be difficult
not to believe these truths, to fully take them in, and to act accordingly.
A reader from New York,
December 29, 1998
We can stop losing the "War Against Cancer"
I can't remember when a book has cheered
me the way this one has. As a longtime worker in the field of alternative
cancer treatment, and one who has undergone his own battle with this disease,
I rejoice that a voice of authority has finally stated the truth in loud,
ringing tones - the emperor has no clothes! The reiterated claim by our
government and its associated medical professionals that we are “winning
the war against cancer” is simply not true. And these stalwarts in the
Cancer Establishment are not the selfless servants of humanity they have
been portraying themselves as, either. Their ranks are shot through with
cronyism, conflicts of interest, and subservience to the giant drug companies.
Masterfully, exhaustively, irrefutably, Dr.
Epstein exposés this dirty little game that has been snowing the
American public for the last 25 years. And he makes a powerful case that,
in the field of cancer as in no other, an ounce of prevention is indeed
worth a pound of cure. Cancer, once contracted, is generally a very tough
disease to treat successfully. But, in very many cases, it can be prevented
by avoiding known cancer-causing agents in the environment, in the workplace,
and in consumer products.
Not only is "THE POLITICS OF CANCER Revisited"
inspiring in its revelations and recommendations. It is a magnificent reference
tool, one I have put on my shelf for ready access whenever I want to know
if a particular cosmetic, food additive, drug, work setting - or part of
the country - is carcinogenic and therefore to be avoided.
innertan@nets.com // kenny
ausubel from New Mexico, November 30, 1998
A brilliant and timely exposé
of cancer politics
This book will likely change the way you
see the world. Not only is the tripling of cancer rates in this century
directly related to environmental and industrial conditions, but the same
players also control the huge and hugely profitable cancer industry which
has grown up around it. Meanwhile promising non-toxic alternative treatments
have been excluded from the playing field controlled by this oligopoly
of self-interested players, many of whom are supposed to be the guardians
of the public health. Epstein documents all this impeccably, but also lets
citizens know what we can do to change the system. Highest recommendation.
A must-read.
A reader from Boston, November
3, 1998
I can't believe this is Non-fiction!
Dr. Epstein manages to prove the saying
that "fiction mimics reality." Only this time the "story" is horrifyingly
close to home. As Dr. Epstein outlines the mis-deeds of the Cancer Industry,
one feels as if they are reading a conspiracy novel. However, when one
contemplates the fact that this book is non-fiction, it is more chilling
than even the best conspiracy fiction.
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