No Improvement in U.S. Colon Cancer Survival

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No Improvement in U.S. Colon Cancer Survival

 

http://www.mercola.com/2003/mar/29/colon_cancer.htm

 

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

 

 

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Dr. Mercola's Comment

 

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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