From the desk of Dr. Magne, author of Cancer Free For Life
December 6, 2006 (Press Release) --
Almost all of us know someone who has cancer, or who has died from it. We all know the anguish, suffering and grief that it causes. It has become so common that we treat it as if it’s a part of life that we just can’t avoid.
People are being diagnosed with cancer at unprecedented rates. Melanomas, breast and prostate cancers, colon cancer, testicular cancer and multiple myeloma are all increasing. During the 25 years from 1976 to 2001, the age-adjusted incidence of cancer among males increased by 27.7%, and the female rate increased by 17.8%. (Canadian Cancer Statistics 2006)
After examining 10 million people over a 70-year period, a recent Swedish study found that 90% of cancers were caused by the environment, where "environment" means everything outside our bodies that can make its way in, including tobacco smoke, toxic chemicals, alcohol, radiation from nuclear power plants, and the sun, processed foods high in sugars, fats and additives, some pharmaceutical drugs, medical x-rays, and more.
These are avoidable toxins, which should not be getting into our bodies. With changed policies, and industrial/agricultural practices that focus on prevention and precaution, and healthier diets and other personal habits, we can prevent this epidemic.
Toxic Nation
In 2005, Environmental Defence Canada released a report called Toxic Nation, which summarized the results of 'body burden' tests on 11 Canadians from coast to coast, including renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman. Each had blood and urine tested for 88 toxic chemicals, many of them carcinogens. Sixty chemicals showed up in the combined results, including 41 known or suspected cancer-causing substances such as benzene, PVC, formaldehyde and some pesticides.
No one deliberately chooses to be exposed to man-made carcinogens, except perhaps for smokers. The chemicals that end up in our bodies are a by-product of many industrial processes, released from facilities such as pulp & paper and chemical plants into the surrounding air, water and soil. Agricultural chemicals and emissions from nuclear facilities also contribute to our toxic load.
People are also exposed to toxic chemicals everyday through commonly used products in the home, such as perfumes, shampoos, air fresheners, cleaning products, furniture and appliances, frying pans and food and beverage containers.
Even our food can contain chemicals that are harmful to human health, through pesticide sprays on fruits and vegetables, or by being grown and processed in ways that prevent key cancer-fighting compounds from being created.
Astonishingly, you can read entire tracts about cancer published by the American Cancer Society and the word carcinogen never comes up. These seemingly authoritative agencies have framed the cause of the disease as a problem of behavior rather than as one of exposure to disease-causing agents.
People are being diagnosed with cancer at unprecedented rates. Melanomas, breast and prostate cancers, colon cancer, testicular cancer and multiple myeloma are all increasing. During the 25 years from 1976 to 2001, the age-adjusted incidence of cancer among males increased by 27.7%, and the female rate increased by 17.8%. (Canadian Cancer Statistics 2006)
After examining 10 million people over a 70-year period, a recent Swedish study found that 90% of cancers were caused by the environment, where "environment" means everything outside our bodies that can make its way in, including tobacco smoke, toxic chemicals, alcohol, radiation from nuclear power plants, and the sun, processed foods high in sugars, fats and additives, some pharmaceutical drugs, medical x-rays, and more.
These are avoidable toxins, which should not be getting into our bodies. With changed policies, and industrial/agricultural practices that focus on prevention and precaution, and healthier diets and other personal habits, we can prevent this epidemic.
Toxic Nation
In 2005, Environmental Defence Canada released a report called Toxic Nation, which summarized the results of 'body burden' tests on 11 Canadians from coast to coast, including renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman. Each had blood and urine tested for 88 toxic chemicals, many of them carcinogens. Sixty chemicals showed up in the combined results, including 41 known or suspected cancer-causing substances such as benzene, PVC, formaldehyde and some pesticides.
No one deliberately chooses to be exposed to man-made carcinogens, except perhaps for smokers. The chemicals that end up in our bodies are a by-product of many industrial processes, released from facilities such as pulp & paper and chemical plants into the surrounding air, water and soil. Agricultural chemicals and emissions from nuclear facilities also contribute to our toxic load.
People are also exposed to toxic chemicals everyday through commonly used products in the home, such as perfumes, shampoos, air fresheners, cleaning products, furniture and appliances, frying pans and food and beverage containers.
Even our food can contain chemicals that are harmful to human health, through pesticide sprays on fruits and vegetables, or by being grown and processed in ways that prevent key cancer-fighting compounds from being created.
Astonishingly, you can read entire tracts about cancer published by the American Cancer Society and the word carcinogen never comes up. These seemingly authoritative agencies have framed the cause of the disease as a problem of behavior rather than as one of exposure to disease-causing agents.
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