Cancer
cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. Metastasis is defined as the stage in which cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk tends to increase with age. It is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries.
There are many types of cancer. Severity of symptoms depends on the site and character of the malignancy and whether there is metastasis.
The unregulated growth that characterizes cancer is caused by damage to DNA, resulting in mutations to genes that encode for proteins controlling cell division. Many mutation events may be required to transform a normal cell into a malignant cell. These mutations can be caused by chemicals or physical agents called carcinogens, by close exposure to radioactive materials, or by certain viruses that can insert their DNA into the human genome. Mutations occur spontaneously, or are passed down generations as a result of germ line mutations.
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Presently, cancer is the leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2005 cancer displaced heart disease as the leading killer of Americans under the age of 85, according to the American cancer Society
According to a study by cancer Research UK, which examined the worldwide incidence of 27 different cancers over the last 30 years, virtually all rates of cancer have increased. Two of the most common, breast and lung cancer, have doubled.
More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans stopped smoking, exercised more, ate healthier food … American cancer Society
In the U.S., one out of every three Americans presently die from cancer.
cancer is now the leading cause of death do to disease in children ages 1-14.
The parts most commonly affected by cancer are the skin, lung, colon, rectum, prostate and breast.
The following factors can cause cancer, according to the National cancer Institute:
Diet — 35-60%
Tobacco — 30%
Alcohol — 3%
Radiation — 3%
Medication — 2%
Air and water — 1-5%
Diet and Nutritional Risk Factors
The National Academy of Science estimates that nutritional factors account for up to 60 percent of the cases of cancer. Cancers of the colon, rectum, kidney, prostate, uterus, and breast are linked with the consumption of fat and protein, especially meat and animal fat. It has now been well accepted that proper nutrition and lifestyle changes could prevent 50-90% of all cancer.
According to David Hunter, MD, director of the Harvard Center for cancer Prevention in Boston, “There is good scientific evidence that more than half of cancers could be prevented if people made certain lifestyle changes.”
Loma Linda University: women who suffer from Constipation have a 4x greater chance of getting breast cancer
According to Dr. Otto Warburg, Nobel Prize winner for physiology and medicine, oxygen deprivation is a major cause of cancer and with a steady supply of oxygen to all the cells, cancer could be prevented indefinitely. Dr. Warburg also showed that when oxygen supply is decreased as little as 30%, cells filled with excess protein (from our high protein diets) can become malignant cancer cells.
Steady Diet of Red Meat Increases Colon cancer Risk
People who consume a lot over long period of time increase their chances of getting colon cancer by 50 percent.
Blood Sugar Levels Linked to cancer Rates
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that higher fasting blood glucose levels were associated with an increase in cancer incidence and cancer deaths.
In 96-98% of cancers, chemotherapy doesn’t eliminate the disease. The vast majority of cancers, such as breast, colon, and lung cancers are barely touched by chemotherapy.
Chemotherapy suppresses your immune system. Tumor shrinkage has absolutely no correlation with the cure of cancer and the extension of life, according to Dr. Ralph Moss, author of Questioning Chemotherapy
A new study confirms that some women with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy (in addition to surgery and radiation) have a 28 times greater chance of developing leukemia than those who avoid such drugs.
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