About 12.5 percent of all deaths in the world are caused by cancer, making it deadlier than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Readers will discover how this common, yet deadly disease is diagnosed and treated. They will also learn how different kinds of cancer affect the body differently and why some types are deadlier than others.

What can it be? -- Making a diagnosis -- The big truth: smoking, it's a killer -- The causes of cancer -- Treating cancer -- Life after cancer -- True statistics.