Nutrition and Cancer – Cancer 10
As it became clear that environmental influences affect cancer rates, the prime suspect was the diet. The natural question, therefore, was what specif…
Tag: cancer
Convergent Evolution and Cancer – Cancer 9
The concept of evolution is very useful as it applies to cancer, because it forms a paradigm of understanding that simple genetics cannot match. Charl…
Cancer Paradigms – Cancer 8
Cancer has been recognized as a disease since the time of the ancient Egyptians. Ancient manuscripts from the seventeenth century BC describe a "bulgi…
Gleevec’s False Dawn – Cancer 7
The cancer drug known as Gleevec (United Stated) or Glivec (Europe) is the unquestioned superstar of the genetic approach to cancer. It is the LeBron …
The Procrustean Bed of Cancer genetics – Cancer 6
In Greek mythology, Procrustes is a son of Poseidon (god of the sea)Â who often invited passersby to stay at his house to rest for the night. When he …
Cancer – proximate causes – Cancer 5
If so much evidence exists that cancer is largely environmental, then why do so many researchers consider cancer a predominantly genetic condition of …
Cancer and genetics – Cancer 4
The prevailing theory of cancer, accepted by practically all the oncologists and researchers in the world, over the last 5 decades is that cancer is a…
Cancer as an endocrine disease – Cancer 3
Richard Nixon declared war on cancer in 1971. It’s been close to half a century, and the war is hardly close to being won. If you simply look at…
Hyperinsulinemia and cancer – Cancer 2
There is a strong relationship between cancer and obesity as discussed in our last post. Since I've spent several years arguing why hyperinsulinemia i…
Obesity and Cancer – Cancer 1
We’ve talked extensively over the last few years about obesity, metabolic syndrome, fasting, and type 2 diabetes. These are extremely important …
