The magic box against cancer (Mind Edizioni), written by Professor Giuseppe Petralia, tells the scientific story of the development of the Whole-Body Diffusion technique

In science fiction films and novels, patients are entrusted to the care of a scanner machine, capable of processing a complete diagnosis within minutes. Whole-Body Diffusion, dubbed “the magic box” by Umberto Veronesi, is very close to this futuristic ideal. An absolute publishing novelty, the book recounts for the first time the inception and objectives of an examination that boasts two centuries of exciting scientific history and an astonishing future. Developed in only a few centres in the world, among them the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, DWB is an MRI technique for early diagnosis that can create a single image of the entire body without using radiation or contrast agents.
This is a revolutionary advance that aims to anticipate the progression of the disease, supporting available therapies, but also cancer prevention in healthy people.

“In the fight against cancer, it’s like sailing at night, when visibility is low and you have to rely on instruments. Screening based on a new MRI examination, the Whole-Body Diffusion, could become the radar that will guide us in the race against cancer.”
Umberto Veronesi.

The book is also an opportunity to take stock of all useful avenues for cancer prevention in general and early diagnosis in particular, which by nipping tumours in the bud truly remains the winning weapon in the fight against cancer.
The book was also widely distributed internationally: in 2018 it was translated into English and in 2019 the publishing house Editura Seneca published it in Romania.