DiseasesCancer — how much blame lies with our environment and lifestyle?
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Hubert Czerniak points to food as the main culprit behind the rapid spread of cancer.
- Michał Tombak attributes cancer to an unhealthy lifestyle, stress and negative emotions, as well as parasites.
- Michał Tombak adds that making the most of the chance to live a long and healthy life depends on us.
- Paul Clayton states that diet and lifestyle account for 80% of health and lifespan, but does not specify their share of cancer cases.
- The statements provided do not calculate what proportion of cancer cases is due to the environment or lifestyle.
What the authors write
Hubert Czerniak
Food was identified as the main culprit behind the rapid spread of cancer.
„We can give a simple answer — the main culprit is food.
An increasing number of people blame heartless corporations that care only about profit. Global food producers and pharmaceutical companies complement each other perfectly.”Możemy podać prostą odpowiedź- głównym winowajcom jest- żywność.
Coraz większa liczba osób obarcza winą bezduszne korporacje, dla których liczy się tylko zysk. Korporacje produkujące żywność w skali globalnej doskonale uzupełniają się z koncernami farmaceutycznymi.
Michał Tombak
Cancer was described as a consequence of an unhealthy lifestyle, stress and disconnection from the forces of Nature.
„Cancer is primarily the result of an unhealthy lifestyle, an inability to cope with stress, and disconnection from the life-giving forces of Nature. I mean drawing on the power of sunlight, air, water, the earth and plants. The causes of cancer are actually easy to understand.”Rak to przede wszystkim skutek: nieprawidłowego trybu życia, braku umiejętności radzenia sobie ze stresem, oderwania się od życiodajnych sił Natury. Mam na myśli korzystanie z mocy: światła słonecznego, powietrza, wody, ziemi i roślin. Przyczyny chorób nowotworowych są w rzeczywistości proste do zrozumienia.
Michał Tombak
Negative emotions, stress and parasites were identified as the main causes of cancer.
„For many years, I have been trying to explain to people that there are two main causes: negative emotions and stress, and parasites living in the body. Since parasites are usually associated with worms in humans, I explain that the word “parasite” refers not only to multicellular organisms and protozoa that live at the expense of a host, harming it, but also to disease-causing viruses, bacteria and fungi. Parasites are a powerful army whose task is to wage a constant battle against the immune system of a living organism — from birth to deep old age.”Otóż od wielu lat próbuję wytłumaczyć ludziom, że są dwie główne: negatywne emocje i stres oraz żyjące w organizmie pasożyty. W związku z tym, że pasożyty są przeważnie kojarzone z robakami ludzkimi, wyjaśniam, iż nazwa „pasożyt” odnosi się nie tylko do organizmów wielokomórkowych oraz pierwotniaków żyjących kosztem żywiciela, oczywiście ze szkodą dla tego ostatniego, ale także do chorobotwórczych: wirusów, bakterii i grzybów.Pasożyty to potężna armia, zadaniem której jest ciągła walka z układem odpornościowym żywego organizmu – od momentu urodzenia aż do głębokiej starości.
Michał Tombak
The chance to live a long and healthy life was linked to each person’s choices.
„Cancer is increasingly affecting people around the world — sadly, at ever younger ages. Cancer does not have to be the final note in the beautiful piece of music called Life. Each of us has a chance to live a long and healthy life, and whether we make the most of it depends on us.
Prof. Michał Tombak
Sylwia Kiestrzyn”Choroby nowotworowe coraz częściej dotykają mieszkańców kuli ziemskiej – niestety w coraz młodszym wieku. Nowotwór nie musi być ostatnim akordem w pięknym utworze zatytułowanym Życie. Każdy z nas ma szansę żyć długo i zdrowo, a czy ją wykorzystamy, to zależy od nas samych.
prof. Michał TombakSylwia Kiestrzyn
Paul Clayton
Diet and lifestyle were linked to 80% of health and lifespan, without stating a corresponding share for cancer.
„The idea that genes in the southern United States were responsible for their disability was disproved a quarter of a century ago in the DanishTwin study (9), when a team led by the formidable James Vaupel found that diet and lifestyle are responsible for 80 percent of health and lifespan.”Pomysł, że geny południa USA są odpowiedzialne za ich niepełnosprawność, został obalony ćwierć wieku temu w badaniu DanishTwin (9), kiedy zespół kierowany przez budzącego grozę Jamesa Vaupela ustalił, że dieta i styl życia są odpowiedzialne za 80 proc. zdrowia i długość życia.
Research from PubMed · Europe PMC
We selected 3 studies with the best, positive results. This is a selection, not a full review of all research.
Total number of studies on this topic in PubMed: 1 975.
A review found moderate-certainty evidence that air pollution and opium use are associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer.
Aim of the study: Bladder cancer represents a significant global health challenge, characterized by poorly understood risk factors. This study aims to synthesize meta-analytical evidence, quantify risk associations, and inform prevention strategies.
Results: Eighty-four meta-analyses assessing 156 risk factors were included; 79 reported potential associations with bladder cancer. These covered dietary (n = 23), disease-related (n = 20), medication (n = 10), environmental and lifestyle (n = 9), occupational (n = 13), and physiological (n = 4) factors. The GRADE system rated 60 potentially associated outcomes as very low quality, 16 as low quality, and 3 as moderate quality. Moderate-certainty evidence identified ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) (RR = 3.84), opium consumption (RR = 4.07), and particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5) exposure (RR = 1.07) as risk factors. Dose-response analyses revealed increased risk with processed meat (50 g/day), red meat (100 g/day), liquor or spirits (12 g/day), and with each 5 μg/m 3 rise in PM2.5 or 10 μg/m 3 rise in nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ). Cruciferous vegetable intake (≥412.5 g/week) was associated with reduced risk.
Money for the studynot stated
Do the authors have ties to companies?no — the authors say so
Did a manufacturer help with the study?NO
Type of studyreview of many studies
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
A review estimated that, based on current knowledge, between one-third and one-half of cancer cases could be prevented by reducing known risk factors.
Aim of the study: Cancer is a global and growing, but not uniform, problem. An increasing proportion of the burden is falling on low-income and middle-income countries because of not only demographic change but also a transition in risk factors, whereby the consequences of the globalisation of economies and behaviours are adding to an existing burden of cancers of infectious origin.
Results: An increasing proportion of the burden is falling on low-income and middle-income countries because of not only demographic change but also a transition in risk factors, whereby the consequences of the globalisation of economies and behaviours are adding to an existing burden of cancers of infectious origin. We argue that primary prevention is a particularly effective way to fight cancer, with between a third and a half of cancers being preventable on the basis of present knowledge of risk factors.
Money for the studygovernment, public institutions · ECNIS2
Do the authors have ties to companies?not stated
Did a manufacturer help with the study?unknown
Type of studydiscussion of other studies
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
A review listed smoking and obesity as factors associated with a large proportion of cancer cases.
Aim of the study: Cancer is a group of diseases which represents a significant public health problem in Mexico and worldwide. In Mexico neoplasms are the second leading cause of death.
Results: Several preventable risk factors for cancer development have been identified, the most relevant including tobacco use, which accounts for 30% of the cancer cases; and obesity, associated to another 30%. These factors, in turn, are related to sedentarism, alcohol abuse and imbalanced diets. Some agents are well knokn to cause cancer such as ionizing radiation, viruses such as the papilloma virus (HPV) and hepatitis virus (B and C), and more recently environmental pollution exposure and red meat consumption have been pointed out as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC). The scientific evidence currently available is insufficient to consider milk either as a risk factor or protective factor against different types of cancer.
Money for the studynot stated
Do the authors have ties to companies?not stated
Did a manufacturer help with the study?unknown
Type of studydiscussion of other studies
“Not stated” does not mean nobody paid — the database does not always record it.
Perspectives and opinion materials
The content below presents the authors’ opinions, interpretations and hypotheses. It is not treated as equal to scientific studies and systematic reviews.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„Most of the presentations emphasized studies of the role of vitamin D from solar UVB exposure for optimal health, with examples of reducing risk of many types of cancer, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. It was also noted that the body has several physiological adaptations to regular sun exposure that reduce risk of adverse effects such as skin cancer and melanoma. A recent review found that the benefits of sun exposure include lower rates of various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer disease/dementia, myopia and macular degeneration, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.”Most of the presentations emphasized studies of the role of vitamin D from solar UVB exposure for optimal health, with examples of reducing risk of many types of cancer, type 1 diabetes mellitus, and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. It was also noted that the body has several physiological adaptations to regular sun exposure that reduce risk of adverse effects such as skin cancer and melanoma. A recent review found that the benefits of sun exposure include lower rates of various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer disease/dementia, myopia and macular degeneration, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„Suit your vitamin D3 supplementation to your lifestyle: those who have darker skin, are older, avoid sun exposure or live in the northern US should take the higher amounts. Vitamin D is remarkably safe; there have been no deaths caused by the vitamin. (5) The best way to be sure you are getting the right amount is to have your doctor give you a blood test for 25-hydroxyvitamin D. If your vitamin D intake from all sources is maintaining your blood level at or near 50 ng/ml, you have a good vitamin D status. If it is more than 10% below this level, supplemental sources of vitamin D3 should be increased.”Suit your vitamin D3 supplementation to your lifestyle: those who have darker skin, are older, avoid sun exposure or live in the northern US should take the higher amounts. Vitamin D is remarkably safe; there have been no deaths caused by the vitamin. (5) The best way to be sure you are getting the right amount is to have your doctor give you a blood test for 25-hydroxyvitamin D. If your vitamin D intake from all sources is maintaining your blood level at or near 50 ng/ml, you have a good vitamin D status. If it is more than 10% below this level, supplemental sources of vitamin D3 should be increased.
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service Opinion material
„Nutritional pharmacology and toxicology focus on correcting metabolic disruptions caused by environmental factors, facilitating precision public health strategies and the formulation of customized nutrient 'cocktails'. (14) Metabolic Optimization Metabolic optimization involves fine-tuning metabolic processes to achieve optimal physiological function and health. This can be achieved through personalized nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modifications. By leveraging advancements in metabolomics and nutrigenomics, healthcare providers can create customized strategies to enhance metabolic health and prevent metabolic disorders.”Nutritional pharmacology and toxicology focus on correcting metabolic disruptions caused by environmental factors, facilitating precision public health strategies and the formulation of customized nutrient 'cocktails'. (14) Metabolic Optimization Metabolic optimization involves fine-tuning metabolic processes to achieve optimal physiological function and health. This can be achieved through personalized nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle modifications. By leveraging advancements in metabolomics and nutrigenomics, healthcare providers can create customized strategies to enhance metabolic health and prevent metabolic disorders.
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