| Cancer is the generic name for more than 100 | | | | we are to believe the mass media and |
| specific diseases, all of which are distinguished by | | | | conventional medical literature. However, they |
| the rampant or uncontrolled growth of abnormal | | | | conveniently gloss over the inordinately deleterious |
| body cells. The condition has been known since | | | | effects of 30 years of testing nuclear weapons |
| antiquity. In the contemporary developed world, it | | | | and the plutonium still being released into the |
| is a major cause of death, killing an estimated | | | | environment from nuclear power stations. In |
| 33% of the population. Deaths largely occur in the | | | | addition, vested medical interests, especially those |
| 55-75 age group, but cancer also affects younger | | | | of the pharmaceutical monopolies, are responsible |
| people and children. | | | | for suppressing research data on the deleterious |
| The organs or body parts vulnerable to cancer | | | | effects of Western medicines and its suspected |
| are the brain, mouth, larynx, throat, oesophagus, | | | | carcinogenic contribution. |
| lungs, breasts, stomach, pancreas, liver, bladder, | | | | Practitioners of Feng Shui are convinced that the |
| spleen, prostrate, womb, ovaries, testicles, colon, | | | | condition known as geopathic stress or "bad land" |
| rectum, skin and blood. In other words, virtually | | | | is a major cause of illness and cancer. Apparently, |
| every internal organ! | | | | the effect of certain mineral deposits, low level |
| Simply speaking, the mechanism involved in the | | | | electro-magnetic fields, natural radiation and the |
| inception of cancer is that the cell's natural | | | | presence of subterranean water or "black |
| regulatory mechanism has gone awry at a | | | | streams" under dwellings is considered to be |
| microscopic level, allowing a rampant growth of | | | | carcinogenic. |
| non-regulated cells, which develop into a tumour. | | | | However, the pathological lifestyle lived by most |
| As the tumour outgrows the original organ, pieces | | | | people, the mass consumption of "junk foods" and |
| of malignant tissue often separate and enter the | | | | avoidance of natural, wholesome foods, especially |
| bloodstream, or lymph system. The cancer cells | | | | fruit, the ingestion of harmful additives in |
| often proliferate, becoming attached to other | | | | foodstuffs and the high level of stress and |
| organs and create new tumours. Accordingly, | | | | anxiety common in the world today must bear a |
| from an initial cancer of the pancreas, the spread | | | | considerable part of the blame. Scientific research |
| of malignant cells may progressively reach the | | | | is still in its infancy as regards the carcinogenic |
| lungs, kidneys, stomach, breast, colon or even the | | | | effects of the ozone depletion and the |
| brain causing new tumours in their wake. Because | | | | consequent increase in solar and galactic radiation. |
| of this phenomenon, cancer specialists | | | | Significant improvements in cancer treatment |
| concentrate on containing malignant tumours at | | | | have been made since the middle of the 20th |
| source. | | | | century, through a combination of timely and |
| Mainstream scientists now believe that the causes | | | | accurate diagnosis, selective surgery, radiation |
| of cancer are either genetic or environmental. The | | | | therapy and chemo-therapeutic drugs. However, |
| causative agents fall into 3 groups: chemicals, | | | | one cannot but help think more research into |
| viruses and radiation. But the big 3 are generally | | | | natural therapies as cancer antidotes would |
| considered to be smoking, alcohol and obesity, if | | | | ultimately be more beneficial. |