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Self-Defence Against Cancer: 10 Counter-Moves You Can Use

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National Bestseller - Now Available In English!
What Does a Doctor Do When Cancer Strikes?
This Norwegian bestseller tells the story about a young doctor who was forced to find his very own answers. When conventional treatments were not enough and his prognosis was dire, Dr Oyvind Torp was left with no other choice than to scour the scientific literature to discover strategies that might prove helpful.

This book explains in detail how you can take part in your war against cancer, based on the latest science. In addition to standard cancer treatments, the author outlines 10 effective strategies individuals can utilise to keep cancer at bay.



Discover the science of how diet- and lifestyle changes can effectively disarm cancer cells and make them weak and vulnerable.
Learn how diet and physical activity can stimulate the immune system to attack cancer cells and defeat the disease alongside traditional treatment methods.

On a summer day in 2016, Dr Oyvind Torp was sitting in his consulting room looking at the image of his own MRI scan. There were patients in the waiting area, but he couldn’t gather his thoughts. The image showed cancerous tumours. The doctor had suddenly become a patient himself.


His survival instinct was aroused. Was there anything he could do to improve his chances of surviving cancer?


After investigations, operations, pain and morphine his body came to life again and his will to resist and fight cancer grew. Studying the research reports, he found numerous measures, large and small, that individually and together could be effective against cancer, in addition to the standard treatment. A year after the operations he crossed the starting line in the Berlin Marathon, with joy and relief in each step.


Still a cancer patient, four years after the diagnosis, he is now in better shape than ever before. Against all odds, his cancer has stopped growing.


This book gives invaluable advice to cancer patients and to everyone who wishes to do whatever possible to stay healthy and avoid cancer.

This Norwegian bestseller was originally published in March 2019 and is now in its 4th edition. The book will be published in more European countries during 2020.

164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 2, 2020

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Profile Image for Jarmo Larsen.
487 reviews3 followers
November 30, 2025
En lett forståelig og innholdsrik bok som tar for seg 10 måter du selv kan bekjempe kreft på. Lege Øyvind Torp ble selv diagnostisert med kreft i 2016 og tok mye av behandlingen i egne hender selvom han nok jevnlig har vært innom kreftlege for å sjekke statusen. Ut fra hva jeg skjønte har han ikke tatt cellegiftehandling opptill når boken ble skrevet, men han avviser ikke cellegiftbehandlingen som behandlingform, eller andre konvensjonelle behandlingsformer, men at rådene i boken kan supplemeres med denne behandlingen. Noen råd han kommer med er f.eks. Rosemarin ekstrakt som kan effektivisere cellebehandlingen, og andre kostråd kan også gi færre og mildere bivirkninger.

Øyvind Torp er nok ikke kreftfri, men svulsten holder seg stabil, og tipsene i boken kan komme godt med for deg som har kreft, kjenner noen som har det, eller ønsker å forebygge det, eller ha en reserveplan i tilfelle du får kreft. Boken er veldig oversiktlig og konkret og Torp kommer ikke med lange avanserte akademiske formuleringer i boken sin, men skriver på en måte så en enkel person som kanskje blir rammet av kreft kan orke å ta til seg informasjonen iboken.
Jeg leste denne ikke lenge etter at jeg ble ferdig med "The Cancer Revolution" av Leigh Erin Connely. Hun er inne på mye av det samme, men den var noe mer kompakt og innhold litt mye oppskrifter og andre ting som trakk ned sammenlignet med denne. Selvom Øyvind Torp har en del gjentakelser i siste del av boken så er det et visst system over det og kanskje en kreftpasient eller pårørende kan ha godt av å få gjentatt visse ting slik at det huskes bedre og kan settes ut i livet. Dette var en veldig bra bok rundt alternativer til kreftbehandling som kan være nyttig å få med seg.
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542 reviews8 followers
November 22, 2020
Written by a doctor who himself was diagnosed with cancer, this short read provides a guide of what patients can do to take charge of their cancer prognosis and not just rely on traditional treatment alone. The idea is synergy of diet intake, supplements and exercise. I thank him for sharing his story.
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