23 March 2021 - How Cancer Kills

 

This blog discusses curing cancer based on the principles of complexity theory. Follow this

blog at https://natpernickshealthblog.wordpress.com and join our Curing Cancer

Network to receive weekly status updates by clicking here (note: this project is independent

of PathologyOutlines.com).

 

Our strategic plan is to reduce US cancer deaths from 600,000 in 2021 to 100,000 by

2030. To do so, we must better understand how cancer actually kills people. We conclude

that cancer often kills by promoting marked physiologic instability which disrupts life’s

essential networks and by creating a sense of futility which causes individuals and the

medical system to give up the fight. Other direct mechanisms include hemorrhage, infection, side effects of therapy, central nervous system changes and second tumors. 

 

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17 March 2021 - Curing Cancer - How You Can Help

 

Curing Cancer - How You Can Help

 

Our strategic plan is to reduce US cancer deaths from the current 600,000 per year to

100,000 per year by 2030. It has been 50 years since the war on cancer was announced by

President Nixon – it’s time we start to implement an overall strategy, imperfect as it may be,

and improve it over time. Of course, some national organization should be leading this effort,

but they are not. So let’s do the best we can on our own and save as many lives as we can.

 

How can you help?

 

1. Follow our Curing Cancer Blog at https://natpernickshealthblog.wordpress.com/ .

 

2. Sign up for our Curing Cancer Network weekly newsletter by clicking at

https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/onz6IND .

 

3. Read our American Code against Cancer at

http://www.natpernick.com/AmericanCodeAgainstCancer.html, decide what steps you

can take to reduce your cancer risk, and spread the word through your social networks.

 

4. Tell any medical researchers you know about our current grant at

http://natpernick.com/GlioblastomaGrant2021.pdf .

 

5. Contact me at NatPernick@gmail.com with any other suggestions or what you would

like to do to help.

 

 

 

 

 

4 March 2021: The American Code Against Cancer

The American Code Against Cancer focuses on actions that individuals can take to help prevent cancer. Successful cancer prevention also requires supportive governmental policies and actions. Following these recommendations reduces cancer risk from 30-40%, and should produce substantial progress towards our strategic plan goal of reducing annual US cancer deaths from 600,000 to 100,000.

1. Do not smoke or use any form of tobacco.
2. Make your home smoke free.
3. Try to achieve a healthy body weight with a BMI of 25 or less.
4. Be physically active.
5. Have a healthy diet based on vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Limit sugar, fat, processed meat and red meat.
6. If you drink alcohol, limit your intake. Not drinking alcohol reduces your cancer risk.
7. Avoid too much sun, especially for children. Use sun protection. Do not use sunbeds.
8. Protect yourself against cancer causing substances in the workplace by following health and safety instructions.
9. Check that your residence does not have high radon levels.

10. For adults:
* Get a physical exam every 1-2 years to detect possible problems, discuss risk prevention and get needed tests, screenings and vaccinations.
* Get a one time screening for Hepatitis C if you were born between 1945 and 1965.
* Get an annual lung screening if you are a current or former heavy smoker age 55-80.
11. For adult women:
* Breastfeed your baby, if you can, to reduce your cancer risk.
* Limit use of hormone replacement therapy.
* Get screened for colon cancer, breast cancer and cervical cancer.
12. For adult men:
* Get screened for colon cancer.
13. For children:
* Get vaccinated for Hepatitis B and HPV to reduce cancer risk.

I have drafted this American Code Against Cancer based on the European Code AgainstCancer with modifications from the Centers for Disease Control-Lung Cancer Screening and the American Cancer Society-Liver cancer.

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