No Duffy - I don't know the author. I was just impressed by the article about him and ordered the book. It is not meant to be an alternative to conventional treatment. He found out he had a tumour when he was only 30, had it removed and all the usual treatments, and then asked what he should do to help himself stay healthy. The reply was to get on with his life and he would be monitored which he thought was simply not enough. He then put together all the research he could on how cancer occurs and how it can be contained and this is really a guide for all of us to try to overcome the damaging effects of the way people's lives have changed since World War II. The reason I put it on the forum is that I think loads of people would find it useful. I wouldn't mind some of the royalties....!