The list of superfoods that supposedly prevent cancer is long, and it starts with baking soda, beets, broccoli, garlic... But does it really end successfully?
Every news that something will save us from cancer, even this latest one that giving up prosciutto, crackers and hamburgers will save our heads - we are ready to swallow without much delving into how reasonable and logical the message is.
The reason is clear: even in the 21st century, cancer remains a frightening diagnosis.
Cancer also kills those whom we usually think that money can buy everything: computer magnate Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56, Giovanni Alberto, the nephew of Gianni Agnelli and the planned heir to "Fiat", died at the age of 36 from cancer stomach... That's why new myths are created about cancer, and old ones persist.
The New York Times recently presented the most common Western myths about cancer. They state that cancer was created by modern man. Because he lives much longer than his ancestor, eats unhealthy food, drinks and smokes, moves little, breathes polluted air...
"Cancer was known in ancient Egypt, Greece and China, but then it was not a common disease, and life expectancy was barely 30 years. Cancer is a disease of old age, and as you live longer, cancer becomes more frequent" - comments Dr. Vladimir Kovčin, oncologist from the Clinical Hospital Center "Bežanijska Kosa".
Superfoods prevent cancer
Blueberries, beets, broccoli, garlic, green tea... The list of superfoods that supposedly prevent cancer is long.
"It is certain that the way of eating affects the risk of disease, but only a special type of food cannot prevent the onset of cancer" - says our interlocutor.
Cancer patients are absolutely forbidden to eat anything containing sugar - from cake to apples, because cancer cells develop faster, and for that they need more energy from sugar.
Dr. Kovčin reminds that all our cells use sugar for their work and growth. Malignant cells consume more sugar than healthy cells due to their rapid division, but this does not mean that they survive exclusively using sugar. Since cancer is a fungus, baking soda can help but not be a cure.
The myth is the result of a superficial conclusion that the tumor is always white, so the conclusion is that it is caused by the candida fungus, and then the medicine is the mentioned powder.
"Due to immune disorders, reduced oxygen concentration in cells and the use of larger amounts of antibiotics, cancer patients create a suitable environment for the development of fungal infections. It is true that the application of baking soda does not favor fungi. However, if fungi were the cause of cancer, they would be easily detected under a microscope, and fungi would also be visible on tissue sections during biopsies, but this is not the case.", explains Dr. Kovčin.
Miracle drugs
From hemp to enemas, the internet is full of testimonials from people about miracle cures that beat cancer. They do not disclose whether they were treated with any modern medical method.
"Viruses, genetic mutations, asbestos, tar and other tobacco ingredients can be the cause. It is impossible to discover a cure for cancer that would act on all known factors, and especially on causes we do not know", is Dr. Kovcin's opinion.
There is a cure for cancer, it's just hiding
Pharmaceutical companies have a greater interest in making money from existing cancer drugs than in producing a drug that will finally defeat cancer.
"If the pharmaceutical industry had a cure for cancer, it would bring them more profit than they currently earn from all known drugs. Therefore, it is not logical that such a drug, if it exists, should be hidden", believes Dr. Kovčin.
Cancer treatment kills more patients than it cures
Cytostatics, radiation or surgery have serious complications and side effects. Treatment not only destroys malignant cells, but also healthy ones.
"Mortality from cancer therapy is about two percent. This is significantly less than the cure rate for certain types of cancer, which is over 90 percent. Without chemotherapy there would be no cure for leukemia or lymphoma, and without biological therapy there would be no success in the treatment of breast and colon cancer.", says our interlocutor.
There is still progress in cancer treatment
"It has been proven that there is an improvement in the percentage of patients cured of many types of cancer and increased survival time. Patients with colon cancer 40 years ago lived about six months, and today it is longer than 24 months on average. Thanks to new drugs, cancer is becoming a chronic disease from which one does not always die", states Dr. Kovčin.
Source: www.bktvnews.com
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