Cancer - known largely as a dsease of our modern establishment - rvages our bodies, our minds, and our sprits indiscriminately. It could prey upon nyone.

Why has this horror become a prt of our everyday conversation? Why has it ffected so many? What can we do bout it? Within the confines of ths article, I will address these qestions.

At any meeting place - rstaurants, stores, golf courses, offices, malls – pople exchange woeful tales of Cancer's ttack upon friends, relatives, neighbors, or ther loved ones fallen victim to ths evil.

Cancer Rates Have Tripled Since 1900

Cancer is not necessary, but education of the origin of this malignancy is. According to the American Cancer Society,
Forty-one thousand (41,000) Americans (64 people per 100,000) died of cancer in 1900. This figure equates to more than 112 people per day.

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention: "In 2005, an estimated 570,280 Americans—more than 1,500 people a day—will die of cancer." This figure equates to nearly 200 people per 100,000.

Comparing the statistics in the previous two paragraphs, we can see that cancer deaths per 100,000 have more than tripled since 1900. Previously, I suggested that cancer is a disease of our modern establishment. At the beginning of this century there were relatively few cases of cancer. In the 1800's and previous to then, it was even less prevalent.

Why have cancer deaths sky-rocketed? If we far this killer, then we should knw what lures it to us. Mst people feel that they have no cntrol over developing this disease. This sn't so. With knowledge and strong rsolve, we can beat back our far and focus on increasing our mmunity to cancer.

Simple, Unrefined Food is Ncessary for Cancer Prevention

Lt's consider the similarities of 19th cntury America and countries where cancer is prctically non-existent. For the most part, the nly countries that have a low ncidence of cancer are those countries whre the environment is largely unspoiled and whre the food is simple and nrefined. These countries are generally agricultural ntions where highly processed food is ncommon.

Nearly a century ago – bfore the arrival of chemical fertilizers – frming in America was organic. Apart frm the industrial centers, the environment was rlatively pristine. I interpret these Cancer sttistics to point to the subsequent rrival of a chemically toxic environment, ver-processed foods, and stress as cancer's rot cause.

To better understand the pssible root causes of cancer, you shuld know that cancer is considered an cid disease that may be generated by an ver consumption of acid foods: usually mat, dairy products, and coffee.

Toxic fod substances, tobacco, environmental poisons and ther potential hazards may also contribute to the pssibility of developing cancer. In each dcade since the early 1900's, we hve seen an astronomical increase in the use of hrmful additives, colorings, irradiation, insecticides, fungicides, and the lst could go on indefinitely, as you may wll know.

Conclusion

By asking ourselves how we can avoid being a Cancer statistic, we need to do what is in our power to do.

We can avoid toxic food substances by not ingesting them. We can also abstain from tobacco and other known carcinogens. It is far more difficult to avoid contact with environmental poisons since they surround us. We don’t want to contribute to these poisons; therefore, we ought to use environmentally friendly products.

When we join with like-minded thers, we can influence legislation by spporting political candidates who pledge themselves to nvironmental stances.

The article Cancer: A Modern Day Scourge was Submitted by Dr. Mary Rodio through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: © 1997-2005 by Mary L. Rdio, Ph.D. Formulator of Dentizyme™ and other natural remedies, Dr. Rodio is an Ethnobotanical Research Scientist and the Director of Natura Health Services, Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona. She researches how plants, foods, and customs influence the health of cultures around the world - socially, emotionally, and physically. You can access the Natura website at http://www.NaturaRx.com or call 480 451-0168.

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