A Decades-Long Journey to Diagnose, Treat, and Maybe Even Cure Food Allergy
Imagine living in constant fear that a single bite of food could result in an emergency room visit…
or potentially even end your child’s life.
This is the unfortunate reality for many parents who struggle to understand why their child suddenly developed a devastating food allergy.
For the longest time the general consensus in the medical field is that these children should simply avoid foods… and carry an epi-pen with them at all times.
For Dr. Dale Umetsu,
Dr Dale Umetsu (left) & colleagues
This wasn’t good enough.
Introducing the firsthand account of the scientific discoveries, clinical breakthroughs, and personal experiences shaping the evolution of
modern food allergy therapy.
BEYOND AVOIDANCE
A Physician’s Pursuit to Transform Food Allergy Therapy
“Informative and eye-opening”
“Insightful and inspiring”
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For a long time, food allergy was viewed as unfortunate but manageable. It was seen as a condition that required caution rather than innovation.
That perspective missed something fundamental: Food allergy is not rare, and its spread is not stagnant. It can also be deadly.
In this enlightening book, Dr. Dale Umetsu examines the rise of severe food allergy in younger patients. Believing the medical community’s reaction to be insufficient, Umetsu endeavored to understand why food allergy was becoming more prevalent—and what could be done about it.
Discover how Umetsu’s steadfast resolve to improve his patients’ quality of life ended up transforming the study of food allergy therapy.
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For parents of children with food allergies, this book offers context, clarity, and optimism.
For clinicians, it offers a window into the translational process as well as a reminder that discomfort can be a sign, not a flaw.
For anyone curious about how therapies are born, delayed, resisted, and finally delivered, it offers a case study in perseverance.
The is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how food allergy treatment has evolved over the years—and how one physician’s unwavering determination helped change the field forever.
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About the Author
Dr. Dale Umetsu has spent more than three decades in academic medicine. Before joining Harvard Medical School as a professor of pediatrics, he held a tenured position as a professor of pediatrics at Stanford University. In 2013, he became the principal medical director and global development lead at Genentech, where he explored how Xolair could be used to treat severe milk and peanut allergy in children. Currently, he works as a consultant for several companies, including Pareto Bio, IgGenix, and AllAdapt Immunotherapeutics. He also serves as a clinical professor of medicine at Stanford and a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco.
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