No Improvement in U.S. Colon Cancer Survival

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No Improvement in U.S. Colon Cancer Survival

 

 

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Although there have recently been advances in the screening and treatment of

colon cancer in the United States, people continue to die from the disease at

the same rate as in the late 1980s.

 

Researchers say that this lack of progress indicates that much work needs to be

done to deal with the disease, which is the fourth most common cancer among men

and women in the United States.

 

From 1986 and 1997, 144,284 individuals were identified as having colon cancer.

During this time, the annual number of cases of colon cancer decreased, however

the drop was skewed toward white men, with rates remaining unchanged among

African Americans.

 

Moreover, the number of patients surviving five years after their cancer

diagnosis did not improve for any race.

 

Screening methods for colon cancer include testing to identify blood in the

stool, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. The Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention recommends that people over 50 years of age have a fecal occult blood

test once a year, a colonoscopy once every five years and a full x-ray of the

colon every 10 years.

 

Researchers concluded that despite advances in screening and treatment of the

disease, no benefit in survival has occurred to date.

 

American Journal of Gastroenterology March 2003;98:471-477

 

 

 

 

DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

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The major problem here is that one requires an effective treatment program once

colon, or for that matter any, cancer is identified. Unfortunately, the

traditional paradigm is many years away from accepting and embracing the

physiological fact that most sugars and grains that rapidly break down to sugar

will accelerate cancer growth and impair its resolution. This is discussed in

the first two links below.

 

The first step in treating any cancer is to remove the sugar and grains from

your diet. To many this may seem like an unachievable task, but there are many

approaches that make this quite easy to do.

 

The first is to understand your Metabolic Type and eat accordingly. Once your

body is receiving the right fuels in the right combinations the desires for

sugars decreases dramatically. The cravings are actually major clues that you

are not giving your body the right fuel.

 

The trillions of cells in your body are screaming for fuel when you are not

eating for your metabolic type. Sugar can satisfy those cravings in the

short-term, but it has devastating long-term complications.

 

Eating every two hours is also a useful strategy when you are weaning off of

sugar as that is typically enough to compensate for the insulin hypoglycemia

rebound cycle that results in many of the side effects of stopping sugar.

 

The other challenge that many have even if they are eating the perfect foods is

that they will use food for reasons other than nutrition. Many use sugar as

comfort food to address some of the emotional challenges and struggles they

encounter.

 

I have found EFT to be particularly helpful for this issue, and you can review

my free 25-page EFT report to learn more of how to apply this useful tool.

 

It is important to recognize that my EFT manual is not meant to provide a

comprehensive treatment program, but merely serve as an introduction to EFT. If

you have some serious issues it is strongly recommended that you find an EFT

professional to help you. Dr. Patricia Carrington has some guidelines on

selecting an EFT therapist, followed by a list of EFT practitioners throughout

the U.S. and world. Many of these therapists even offer a free 15-minute phone

session in which you can ask them questions to see if you connect.

 

Cancer is no different from any other chronic degenerative illness. It requires

addressing the foundational basics of diet and emotional balancing. I don’t

specialize in treating cancer patients, and I realize that very complex

individualized treatment regimens are necessary for successful resolution.

 

However, in my experience sophisticated regimens invariably fail if careful

attention is not paid to the optimization of dietary and emotional issues.

 

The other key is to address the problem early on. Colon cancer is particularly

easy to treat if caught early. If you find a polyp with colonoscopy while it is

still small, the “cure” rate is very high.

 

Similarly, nutritional and emotional interventions are far more successful if

employed early on in the treatment.

 

Related Articles:

 

High-Fiber Diet May Not Prevent Colon Cancer

 

Sugar and Cancer

 

Olive Oil may Help Prevent Colon Cancer

 

Fiber May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

 

Folate Linked to Reduced Colon Cancer Risk

 

Carbohydrate Increases Risk of Colorectal Cancer

 

 

 

 

 

 

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