THE CANCER PACK
| What increases cancer risk? Alcohol, 14 Contaminants, 15 Dietary causes, 12 Dietary fat, 12 Environmental factors, 17 Hereditary factors, 18 Hormones, 16, 37 Obesity, 16 Plastics in our food chain, 16, 38 Smoked, cured and pickled foods, 13 The cancer cell, 8 The normal cell, 6 Cancer detection and treatment Bone marrow transplantation, 33 Cancer protectors, 19 Chemotherapy, 32 Complementary aspects, 60 Dealing with cancer, 35 Hormone therapy, 34 Immune system in brief, 9 |
Immunotherapy, 35 |
MYTHS DISPELLED IN THE QB CHRONICLES INCLUDED IN THIS PACK:
MYTH: We cannot prevent breast cancer because we don't know what causes it, 37
MYTH: It is safe to store and prepare foods in plastic containers, 38
MYTH: Today's pesticides are safe to use because they don't harm humans, 39
MYTH: Anti-perspirant use is a primary cause of breast cancer, 40
MYTH: Products made from soybeans increase our risk of breast cancer, 42
MYTH: We should avoid eating fats and oils because they cause bowel cancer, 44
MYTH: The skin of poultry should be removed before eating, 46
MYTH: If we wish to lower a high blood cholesterol reading, then we must cut eggs
out of our diet, or only eat them on rare occasions, 47
MYTH: Alcohol poses a greater breast cancer risk than HRT, 49
MYTH: Fermented beverages have no place in our daily diet, 50
MYTH: Prostate problems are inevitable and most likely become cancerous, 53
MYTH: The electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones does not pose a danger
to our health, 54
MYTH: There is no association between radiation and cancer formation, 56
MYTH: Microwave cooking is more harmful to food than conventional cooking, 58
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What protects us from cancer?
One of the secrets to cancer prevention is not to give it the opportunity to
grasp a foothold in the first place. Cancer cells are forming in our body all of the
time. It is a perfectly natural process that happens to each and every one of us,
every day. It is our immune system that recognises the different characteristics
borne on the surface of the cancer cells, and it destroys them before they can grow
into a tumour. If our immune system is not functioning as efficiently as it should,
the chance of a cancer cell escaping detection and ultimate destruction is higher.
Vitamin C: Although vitamin C is the most abundant and one of the most
important vitamins in our food chain, particularly fresh fruits and veggies, it is the
one in which our society is most deficient. This is one of the few vitamins that is
incredibly easy to destroy - either by cooking or storage (it won't last really more
than a couple of days after fruit and vegetables are harvested), and it is not stored
by our body. What our body doesn't use within 4 hours of ingestion will be.........