Far from a death sentence, cancer is a wake-up call - Cancer is cureable
Far from a death sentence, cancer is a wake-up call
What is a cancer cell?
A cancer cell is a normally aerobic cell
turned
anaerobic. A Nobel prize was given to Otto Heinrich Warburg
in 1931 for this discovery. Cells become
cancerous by becoming
anaerobic due to lack of
oxygen aerobic energy production.
(Note that not all cells use oxygen to create
energy; E.g. Mature RBCs produce energy by
anaerobic
glycolysis).
A cell inefficiently
producing its energy by fermentation (from glucose ),
rather than by cellular respiration (from glucose +
oxygen ). It ferments glucose , hates
oxygen and divides out of control. A tumor with a billion cells
is about the size of the eraser on the end of a pencil.
By the time a tumor is diagnosed, it has usually been growing for several years.
We get cancer cells every day and our immune system normally destroys them.
Lifestyle choices, lack of good nutrition, emotional
trauma, exposure to toxins, microbial presence etc. create more fermenting cells
than the immune system cells can handle . .
. at which point we are diagnosed
as having cancer.
To cure cancer, we need to understand that it is a systemic problem
Killing the cancer cells (with chemotherapy and radiation, for example) is not
going to restore our system back to normal.
All cancers have four characteristics which need to be
addressed (All made worse by conventional treatments, such as chemotherapy
and radiation):
1-2-3
Cancer treatment plan
How does cancer start ?
Cancer begins when:
More cancer cells are being created than . . .
An overworked, depleted immune system can destroy.
Why is our immune system not strong enough to identify
and eliminate new cancer cells. The weakening of the immune system
is consequential to, for example:
A diet of
refined / over-processed food;
Minerally-depleted
soils;
Toxicity in the body;
Harmful radiation;
Lack of health-beneficial
energy sources / electromagnetic frequencies (e.g. too much artificial light
and not enough natural sunlight);Lack of sleep in a
darkened room; Inactivity of the organs of elimination (e.g. lymph, lungs, liver, kidneys, skin, and bowels).
All these subjects and more are addressed at:
Why the health problems?
Why do cells
turn cancerous?
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There are different types of cancer
Varies in type and location.
Carcinomas - formed by epithelial cells
(ECs) ,
which cover inside and outside body surfaces - i.e.
the skin and internal organs; ECs are often columnar in shape.
Adenocarcinoma
(most cancers of the breast, colon and prostate). Forms in ECs that
produce fluids or mucus, Tissues with this type of EC are sometimes called
glandular tissues. Basal cell carcinoma.
Starts in the lower / basal / base layer of the epidermis
(outer layer of skin). Squamous cell
carcinoma (aka. epidermoid carcinoma). Forms in squamous cells
-
ECs that lie just beneath the epidermis, and also line many organs,
including the stomach, intestines, lungs, bladder, and kidneys. Under a
microscope, squamous
cells look flat, like fish scales. Transitional cell
carcinoma (some cancers of the bladder, ureters, and kidneys). F orms
in a type of epithelial tissue called transitional epithelium, or
urothelium. This tissue, which is made up of many layers of epithelial cells
that can get bigger and smaller, is found in the linings of the bladder,
ureters, and part of the kidneys (renal pelvis), and a few other organs.
Sarcomas - form in connective tissue - i.e bone, fibrous tissue (such as cartilage, tendons
and ligaments), adipose tissue (fat), muscle, including muscle,
fat, blood vessels, lymph vessels, and fibrous tissue (such as tendons and
ligaments).
loose and dense forms (such as adipose tissue, tendons, ligaments, and
aponeuroses) and specialized forms (such as cartilage and bone)
Leukemia - begins in the blood and bone marrow. They do not form
solid tumors. Large numbers of abnormal white blood cells (leukemia
cells and leukemic blast cells) build up in the blood and bone marrow, crowding
out normal blood cells. The low level of normal blood cells can make it harder
for the body to get oxygen to its tissues, control bleeding, or fight
infections.
There are four common types of leukemia, which are grouped based on how quickly
the disease gets worse (acute or chronic) and on the type of blood cell cancer
starts in (lymphoblastic or myeloid).
Lymphomas - start in the immune system's T-cell or B-cell lymphocytes
(a type of white blood cell). Abnormal lymphocytes build up in lymph nodes
and lymph vessels, as well as in other organs of the body.
There are two main types of lymphoma:
Hodgkin lymphoma -
Usually form from B-cells. Abnormal lymphocytes are called
Reed-Sternberg cells.
Non- Hodgkin lymphoma
- can form from B cells or T cells. These cancers can grow quickly or slowly.
Melanoma (mostly on the skin, also in other pigmented
tissues, such as the eye) - begins in cells that become melanocytes.
These are
specialized cells that make melanin (the pigment that gives skin its
color). .
Malignant
vs. benign tumors
Benign tumors (benign neoplasm) are not cancerous
They are a proliferation of abnormal cells that stop growing by
themselves, and which do not invade adjacent tissue or metastasize.
They can be quite large, but usually do not grow back once removed, unlike
malignant tumors, which sometimes return. Benign tumors can be
life-threatening in the brain, where they can put pressure on adjacent
areas.Pre-cancer. Benign, non-invasive
tumors are also called pre-cancerous because they have the potential to progress
to cancer (i.e. become invasive) if left untreated.
Malignant tumors
Cancer
is a disease where cells lose control of their cellular
reproduction capacity In most malignant cancers cells form a detectable lump or tumor by invading and destroying
adjacent tissue. The body tries to contain cancerous cells in their originally
developed tissue (carcinoma in situ). E.g. the
bladder lining or breast ducts (called superficial cancer growth). All body tissues have a layer
(called a basement membrane) to keep its cells inside. If the cancer cells
break through the basement
membrane it is called invasive cancer.Metastasis. Angiogenesis. As a tumor grows bigger than a pin-head,
its center gets further away from the blood vessels near where it is
growing, preventing oxygen and other necessary nutrients from reaching it.
To survive, it dispatches messengers (angiogenic factors) to promote the
growth of new blood vessels and capilllaries to supply its needs.Cancer cells can evade the immune system's attempt to destroy
these abnormal cells. One way they are able to "hide" from
the I.S. is by surrounding themselves with a "cloak" made from
protein.Known risk factors for cancer.
Large cancer of the breast
Cancer is the leading cause of
death worldwide killing nearly 10 million people
in 2020 --- nearly 1 out of every 6 deaths
Cancer cell enzymes cut through tissue to enable cancer to spread
Cancer cells produce and secrete millions of
ENZYMES, which can destroy surrounding collagen and tissue. "Rath Cellular
Therapy " and sufficient thyroid hormone
Cancer
cells and microbes travel to new areas via the bloodstream.
Cancer cell properties
The lifestyle of solid
tumor cells requires variable degrees of adaptation to an hypoxic (low oxygen)
environment . oxygen conditions,
the much more efficient aerobic metabolism does
not work well. Cancer cells adapt to their new way of life by a number of mechanisms,
from membrane transport differences to variations in regulating the production of
cellular ATP energy .
Cancer cells have a competitive advantage over normal
cells - t he high rate of
glucose consumption and concomitant release
of acid may give tumor cells a competitive advantage over normal cells in the immediate
environment.
Normal cells do not tolerate acid conditions very well.
Dividing cells require certain substances. glucose metabolism.
Purines and pyrimidines to make
nucleic acids. E.g. DNA, RNA;Coenzymes used in energy
production. Phospho-Adenosine compounds (E.g. ATP, ADP , cAMP), NAD,
NADP and FAD
It may not be possible
to revert anaerobic
cancer cells back to aerobic
by simply supplying oxygen.
Dr. Otto Warburg reported that even under
aerobic conditions, tumor cells consumed glucose and produced lactic acid at exceptionally
high rates. Note, however, that cancer cell can be destroyed by sufficient
oxygen presence
