[Villages PL]

This is a very well researched book that tells about the problems of screening and testing for early signs of cancer: Namely, the harder you look -or the more you look- the more you will find. If you look hard enough almost everyone has cancer. Then there's the problem of who's looking through the microscope. Some pathologists will see cancer where others do not.

Many early stage cancers will never progress and some will even regress and disappear. Of course there are fast growing cancers that can kill you. But these are often the least likely to be found early (or in time) because they can pop up between regular screenings. This book is not totally against screening and testing, it simply tells you about some of the dangers.

Up until now, I had concentrated on what to do to avoid getting cancer, by way of diet and exercise. So this book opened up a whole new world from the perspective of screening and testing. It's been a great learning experience and I highly recommend it to anyone who's interested in cancer.