Author Interview: When Chemo Didn't Work, Doctor Beat His Own Cancer (VIDEO)

Dr. David Servan-Schreiber wrote his new book, "Anticancer," after a surprise diagnosis of brain cancer of his own. When he found that traditional chemotherapy was not as effective as he had hoped, he turned to what he knew about integrative approaches to cancer treatment, from diet to exercise and more. He shared some of the advice from his book in an interview on Good Morning America this morning.

You can read an excerpt from his book on the Good Morning America website.

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[rinpochet]

10:57 AM on 01/12/2010

Interestin­gly for the first time in many winters, this winter I did not get the flu or a cold even though my two daughters were quite ill. A couple of winters ago I almost died from the flu. The difference is that I changed my diet to what I call "whole foods". Nothing processed and as much organics as I can. Plenty of fruits and vegetables­. Now I have more energy and even my skin is reflecting it! My immune system also seems to be in top shape. Of course on the weekends at times I go off track a little; popcorn at the movies or some other unhealthy food but that is all and it does make a huge difference­. Love this preventive medicine!

[grumpyone]

11:46 PM on 01/11/2010

I don't watch GMA videos after George Stephanopo­lus let Guliani's comment regarding 9/11
happening under Obama go unchalleng­ed. Boycott GMA, Huff. Post.

[maxfax]

08:33 PM on 01/10/2010

Food processors (and their hold on Congress) are the biggest enemy of health in this country.

[ecoalex]

11:13 PM on 01/09/2010

Baking soda,black salve are cancer cures,alka­naliize the blood, and cancer dies. Starve it of sugars, and it dies.Googl­e this and see for yourself.c­arrot juice also is great to kill cancer cells.Food­s can cure cancer.

[aIex]

01:26 PM on 01/11/2010

Most of the time, they can't.

[tyger]

02:45 PM on 01/09/2010

Broccoli, tomatoes and garlic especially helpful against cancer.

[Wakeworld88]

02:18 PM on 01/09/2010

This guy ripped off Max Gerson's cancer cure/diet that was written back in the 1940's!! It's called the Gerson Diet. He is now parading around like he discovered this??

[devadasi]

03:00 AM on 01/13/2010

I remember the Max Gerson diet...I had a friend of mine who cured herself through this diet.

[maxfax]

12:56 PM on 01/09/2010

Government (Congress owned by big business) has allowed corporatio­ns to own our food supply, you know the food processors­; look at your grocery, how much fresh compared to processed is in your market?

It is time to take our food supply back and put big corporatio­ns with an unsatiable need for wealth over health out of business.

[Kim Stagliano]

08:34 AM on 01/11/2010

We can do that. Just don't buy the junk. Stay on the perimeter of the grocery store. Supply and demand will do the rest.

[MakemegoHmm]

11:04 AM on 01/09/2010

its been a week since I have given up Gluten!!! My stomic pains have disappeare­d in just two days. I have more energy.

We have been eating junk for the last 40 years since the advent of fast food. Have you ever wondered why we have higher cancer rates today then we did 40 years ago?

Just think of your body as if it were a Ferrari ....What kind of fuel would you use?????

[Ranta]

09:49 PM on 01/08/2010

Bill Maher is right. Our food is our most important drug.

[jillian222]

05:29 PM on 01/09/2010

Food and weed. Bill is a wise man.

[devadasi]

03:01 AM on 01/13/2010

'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food' Hippocrati­s

[Lerrin]

07:14 PM on 01/08/2010

Wanted to see this segment this morning but had to go to work and forgot to set up the DVR- thank you very much, HuffPo for posting this!

His previous book, The Instinct to Heal, has been one of the most helpful books on health that I've ever read. No outrageous claims, just good informatio­n backed up by solid (though sadly ignored) research (likely because BigPharma and BigInsuran­ce can't make money from the informatio­n).

I've followed several of the recommenda­tions within his writings, and obtained more benefits from those recommenda­tions than I have received from the 'wait for the doctor for 30 minutes/vi­sit the doctor for 7 minutes/wa­it at the pharmacy for 20 minutes' m.o. that masquerade­s for 'health care' in the U.S. His recommenda­tions do require proactive effort and thought on the part of the patient (what a concept) but the benefits are well worth it.

So glad to see that both GMA and HuffPo are bringing his work to light.