The working title of my upcoming book, Exercise Beats Cancer, took some criticism today from a friend whom I esteem. Their concern was that a title like Exercise Beats Cancer seems to over-promise results. To them, that title seems to say that if you exercise you can conquer cancer.

Is that true? No. So, why use that title? It could confuse people. Someone might go to their doctor and say, “All I need to do is to exercise, and this book says that I can beat cancer. Why do I need surgery and chemo or radiation?”

Well, I admit, I hadn’t thought of it like that. I certainly didn’t want to imply that exercise was the only tool needed to use against cancer. I don’t want any patients to disregard their doctors’ advice or avoid medical treatment. Not at all.

So, the book’s title has changed. And that’s okay. Thanks for the feedback!