Starving cancer and other dangerous dietary misconceptions

• Published in: The lancet oncology 2023-11, Vol.24 (11), p.1177-1178
• Main Authors: Grimes, David Robert, O'Riordan, Elizabeth
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cancer; Cancer screening; Carbohydrates; Chemotherapy; Diet; Diet - adverse effects; Disease control; Epilepsy; Glucose; Humans; Medical diagnosis; Medical screening; Neoplasms - therapy; Oncology; Patients; Respiration; Royalties; Social networks; Society; Surgeons; Vegetarianism
• ISSN: 1470-2045; 1474-5488; 1474-5488
• DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00483-7

There are over 10 000 cancer diet books on both Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, with the vast majority written by patients or functional physicians selling false hope (appendix). Sam Falconer, Debut Art/Science Photo Library DRG has received payments for advising on cancer screening and health modelling from The National Screening service of Ireland; receives book royalties from Simon & Schuster UK, and Experiment; and has received honoraria for talks from Princeton University, Chalmers University of Technology, American Institute for Cancer Research, the Irish Health Sciences Libraries Group, and the Irish Epilepsy Nurse Group. EO receives book royalties from Taylor and Francis Group, Penguin Random House, and Unbound; holds stock options for Vinehealth; and has received honoraria for talk from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust, UK Chemotherapy Board Annual Conference, American Society of Breast Surgeons, American College of Sports Medicine, Exact Sciences, UK Oncology Nursing Society, British Institute of Radiology, Northern Devon Healthcare Trust, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Intelligent Health UK, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Pfizer, Kings University – King's Undergraduate Medical Education in the Community, Real Chemistry, Involve Community Cancer Support Network, NHS Wales, Canada College of Health Leaders, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Centre for Disease Control Foundation, UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, Greenwich Hospital Yale New Haven Health, Women in Medicine in Ireland Network, University of Birmingham, Cancer.Je, Merck Sharp & Dohme UK, NHS England, The Investment Association, Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists, and Versus Arthritis.