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Crave: The Hidden Biology of Addiction and Cancer
Crave reveals how everyday habits, from sugar and screens to overwork and alcohol, leave measurable biological traces that increase cancer risk. It reframes addiction as a central, modifiable factor in chronic disease, drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience, immunology, and public health.
120 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 10, 2025
About the author
Raphael Cuomo
3 books1 followerRaphael E. Cuomo, Ph.D. is a professor and scientist at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine whose research spans cancer prevention and addiction. He translates cutting-edge biomedical research into clear, practical insights about how behavior and biology shape long-term health.
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June 23, 2025
The Review
What a powerful and engaging book! The author does an amazing job of exploring both the biological and sociological aspects of addiction, showing how advertising, social media, and peer pressure, to name just a few, have contributed to the ways in which people turn to addictive behavior and practice. This includes everything from sugar consumption to doom scrolling on social media and so much more.
It is mind-blowing to examine how these behavioral habits affect the shape and impact of our biology and leave people more prone to cancerous cells over time. The fast pace of the book and the direct way the author writes allow readers to get an educational perspective on addiction and its various forms.
The Verdict
Memorable, thought-provoking, and engaging, author Raphael E. Cuomo, Ph.D., is a must-read nonfiction health book on addiction and its relationship to cancer development. The detail and the mindfulness that the author poured into this book, and the new perspective that readers gain from learning about how habits can change a person biologically, make this a worthy book to turn to in educating oneself about one's health.
What a powerful and engaging book! The author does an amazing job of exploring both the biological and sociological aspects of addiction, showing how advertising, social media, and peer pressure, to name just a few, have contributed to the ways in which people turn to addictive behavior and practice. This includes everything from sugar consumption to doom scrolling on social media and so much more.
It is mind-blowing to examine how these behavioral habits affect the shape and impact of our biology and leave people more prone to cancerous cells over time. The fast pace of the book and the direct way the author writes allow readers to get an educational perspective on addiction and its various forms.
The Verdict
Memorable, thought-provoking, and engaging, author Raphael E. Cuomo, Ph.D., is a must-read nonfiction health book on addiction and its relationship to cancer development. The detail and the mindfulness that the author poured into this book, and the new perspective that readers gain from learning about how habits can change a person biologically, make this a worthy book to turn to in educating oneself about one's health.
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