Is Cancer a Lifestyle Disease?

Executive Summary

• Cancer is presented as something that requires high-tech medical intervention.
• But there is ample evidence cancer is due to poor lifestyle and diet.

Introduction

The best way to deal with cancer is through prevention. This article covers a study that explains cancer is primarily a lifestyle disease, and this is a study that the cancer industry has largely ignored.

Taking the Long View After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

This video does a good job of explaining the actual effectiveness of chemotherapy. I have included this video in several articles — as I want to address different studies that are addressed. For this article, I want to focus on the study shown at the midpoint of the video titled Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes.

Important Point #1: What Percentage of Cancer is Due to Genes?

Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle. The lifestyle factors include cigarette smoking, diet (fried foods, red meat), alcohol, sun exposure, environmental pollutants, infections, stress, obesity, and physical inactivity. The evidence indicates that of all cancer-related deaths, almost 25–30% are due to tobacco, as many as 30–35% are linked to diet, about 15–20% are due to infections, and the remaining percentage are due to other factors like radiation, stress, physical activity, environmental pollutants etc.

This is little known. These are things that can be changed without the medical system. How many times have you heard of these facts brought up by the medical establishment?

Important Point #2: All the Things That Could Be Done to Reduce Cancer

Therefore, cancer prevention requires smoking cessation, increased ingestion of fruits and vegetables, moderate use of alcohol, caloric restriction, exercise, avoidance of direct exposure to sunlight, minimal meat consumption, use of whole grains, use of vaccinations, and regular check-ups. In this review, we present evidence that inflammation is the link between the agents/factors that cause cancer and the agents that prevent it.

The public is not trained on how to prevent cancer, and all the focus is on treating cancer after people have developed cancer.