Jade Goody, Cancer and Diet

It is painful to acknowledge the fact that even in this modern era of 21st century “Cancer accounts for nearly one-quarter of deaths in the United States, exceeded only by heart diseases”. In 2004, there were 553,888 cancer deaths in the US (23.1% of all death).

Heart disease accounts for 653,486 deaths which is about 27.2% of all death in USA. That means heart and cancer related death accounted more than 50 % of all death in USA in 2004.

Similarly let’s have a look at some of the statistics in UK.
In the UK according to Cancer research UK, “One in four (26%) of all deaths in the UK are caused by cancer. There were 153,491 cancer deaths in the UK in 2005”.

You might be wondering why I am quoting so many statistics about cancer and heart diseases.

The point is even when our knowledge about our diet has increased tremendously and medical science is in advanced stages, still majority of death even in the developed nations on this planet are happening with the decease which are linked with our diet.

Most of human body diseases like cancer and heart disease are linked with our food which we eat. If people are eating healthy food then how can there be more than 50 % death from heart and cancer diseases?

If we know what is healthy and if we eat healthy then our body should be healthy. It is that simple.

After looking at above statistics one can easily deduct the analysis the despite the big advancement in our knowledge about our diet still somehow somewhere we do not understand our diet or our food properly.

I like the following quotation from Hippocrates, the father of medicine (460-357 B.C.)“He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man?” which is quite true even in this present time after more than 2350 years when he said.

It is a reality that we are still eating unhealthy food like fast food and meat which leads towards obesity, which is linked as one of the main cause of cancer and heart diseases, kind of diseases which should have been eliminated long time ago.

Recently I was reading the news headline that Britain is fast becoming the fast food nation. As per news published on US department of health and human service, NIH news website ” Eating at Fast-food Restaurants More than Twice Per Week is Associated with more Weight Gain and Insulin Resistance in Otherwise Healthy Young Adults”.

Another habit which is destroying people health in the western nations is of eating meat.

The main reason is first the meat itself is not healthy for the human being and second that it is contaminated. I would like to mention one statement here from-- Delmer Jones, President of the US Meat Inspector Union regarding contaminated meat, he said

” The labels are misleading the public. The labels should declare that the product has been contaminated with fecal material…Today, nationwide; line speeds are up to 140 to 160 carcasses per minute. It’s not humanly possible for meat inspectors to do what they are required to do, which is to protect the consumer.”

The extra weight we gain because of the fast food and contaminated meat puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer, etc. So in a way the habit of eating fast food and meat is destroying your health and putting you in the great danger of losing health.

Sadly, recently in the UK ex celebrity Big brother star Jade Goody was diagnosed with the advanced stage of cervical cancer. Treatments for cancer include chemotherapy, radiation, hormone therapy, surgery and drug treatments, or these in combination.

Jade Goody has stage 4 cervical cancer, which is when the disease is at its most advanced stage and has spread. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 after breast cancer.

Though Jade Goody is suffering with cancer but with the help of media her issue of cervical cancer has certainly created awareness among the citizens in the UK.

In the end I would like to say that if we correct our eating habits then not only we would have healthy body but we would certainly get rid of most of diseases like cancer and heart diseases which are killing most of the western nations.

Living with a healthy body is not a complicated rocket science. Our body is made up of food which we eat during our day to day life. If we are unhealthy at the moment then one thing is certain that the food which we eat is not good enough.

Healthy food habits will certainly lead you to good health forever.It is high time now that we should take action towards improving our diet before it is too late.

May all being be healthy.

Issued in public interest by Subodh Gupta, Holistic health consultant and author of the book “7 food habits for weight loss forever”.

Concerns increase the risk of cancer

Basic cancer treatment consists of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.

These are designed to kill cancer cells, shrink cancerous tumors, and remove tumors or the organs they have overrun. Removing cancer is a good idea so it does not continue to spread. However, nothing is mentioned about stopping cancer at its source so it never recurs. This has encouraged researchers and the public to think “outside the box” to have a better understanding of cancer and the body.

Because chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery for cancer have risks of their own, alternative cancer therapies are highly sought after by a public that is willing to do its homework and find out all that is available. Dr. Ralph Moss has a unique referral service for people interested in researching their options. He has an online information site called “The Moss Reports.”

Spontaneous healings have caught the attention of scientists who have looked for similarities among cancer survivors. The Institute of Noetic Sciences published their findings in a book titled, Spontaneous Remission: An Annoted Bibliography.

Keeping the immune system healthy is one of the most important ways to help the body fight cancer on its own. Under normal circumstances, the immune system prevents damaged DNA from allowing cells to proliferate.

Addressing the above mentioned risk factors is important in keeping the immune system healthy whether or not someone has a cancer diagnosis:

Personal habits: smoking, drinking, drug use, overeating, poor nutrition, little or no exercise, overpowering emotions, negative emotional/behavior patterns, and social/spiritual isolation all stress the body and weaken the immune system

The immune system should not be burdened with unhealthy stimuli since it becomes distracted from the ever important job of destroying cancer cells.

Skin Cancer Information - Early Signs And Types Of Skin Cancer.

The other day, I was taken by the hair coloring of a clerk at the local store. I commented on how beautiful it was, with the dark base and the natural-looking streaks, as if the sun had touched her alone; and we began a conversation of how when we were younger we would not have to use any hair dyes: we just sprayed SunIn on our hair and laid out in the sun for an hour or two. This of course led us to discussing the near impossibility of doing that now, as we have blasted the ozone layer(s) so hard we have created a direct line between us and the harsher (more deadly) rays of the sun (and no, SunIn is a pump spray, not an aerosol, so we didn’t have to go there with culpability and irony and all).

But you probably didn’t come here to read about hair coloring techniques that are sun-free or chemical free, for that matter …at least not specifically. You came looking for information on the different types of skin cancer. The speculation and theory does hold some proof against chemicals in—ahem—health and beauty products; and it does point to the sun’s “damaging rays” as a possible cause, etc., but here, since we aren’t medical professionals, specialist, or experts, the info on the types of skin cancer is going to be basic and absent of finger-pointing, if you will:

There are three types of skin cancer: Basal Cell Carcinoma (a.k.a. non-melanoma skin cancer); Squamous Cell Carcinoma; and Melanoma.

Melanoma (also, Cutaneous Melanoma, Malignant Melanoma) – Cancer cells are growing in the melanocytes, the cells that are responsible for skin pigmentation. According to University of Maryland medicine and other experts, of all of the types of skin cancer, Melanoma is “the rarest and the most virulent….” It is typically found in people with fair skin, light hair, and/or light eyes, though it is possible in others with different complexions, and as the experts above also assert, does not exempt those with dark brown or black skin. Identifiable symptoms contain, most
commonly, a mole changing color, size, shape, or state (starts oozing or bleeding), or a mole that UMM notes “feels itchy, hard, lumpy, swollen, or tender to the touch.”

Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Also called non-melanoma skin cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma usually begins as a red-looking, scaly patch or patches of skin, or can appear as nodules. Of the three types of skin cancer, Squamous, affecting Caucasians, usually fair-complected, is the second most common and shows up, typically, on the ears (ear-rims), face, lips, and mouth.

Basal Cell Carcinoma – The second of the types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Cancer, typically starts as a “small, fleshy bump or nodule,” most commonly found on the head, neck, and/or hands. Of the three types of skin cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, which is typically found in Caucasians, say those at UMM, make up “more than 90 percent in the U.S..

My mother had the second most common of the types of skin cancer, on her lip, and while we at first teased her that it was herpes, she was smart enough to know it was a “sun blister” and quick enough to catch it by going to a specialist. That’s the good news, to give you hope when you bemoan the loss of days picnicking, swimming, and “bathing” under the wonderful sun.