"Cancer Prevention and Treatment by 'Wholistic' Nutrition". . . .by T. Colin Campbell

[cashlessclay]

Interesting paper by a well known author.

Abstract

. . . . . Thus, treatment protocols typically are designed to remove or kill cancer cells by surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and/or radiotherapy. However, empirical evidence has existed to show a fundamentally different treatment option. For example, the promotion of cancer growth and development in laboratory animals initiated by a powerful mutagen/carcinogen can be repetitively turned on and off by non-mutagenic mechanisms, even completely, by modifying the consumption of protein at relevant levels of intake. Similar but less substantiated evidence also exists for other nutrients and other cancer types. This suggests that ultimate cancer development is primarily a nutrition-responsive disease rather than a genetic disease, with the understanding that nutrition is a comprehensive, wholistic biological effect that reflects the natural contents of nutrients and related substances in whole, intact food. This perspective sharply contrasts with the contemporary inference that nutrition is the summation of individual nutrients acting independently. The spelling of ‘holism’ with the ‘w’ is meant to emphasize the empirical basis for this function. The proposition that wholistic nutrition controls and even reverses disease development suggests that cancer may be treated by nutritional intervention.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[LearnAll]

Many widely held inferences do come out as false with time and more knowledge.. Remember, it was believed that Sun rotates around Earth ..but later, we found out that it is Earth which rotates around Sun

Thanks for sharing this thought provoking, great article.

[j-o-h-n in reply to LearnAll]

We do?

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 07/21/2019 6:01 PM DST

[timotur]

Thanks for posting CC, a great read and insight into nutrition and cancer, and breaks it down into the stages of initiation, progression, and reoccurrence. Basically it postulates too much protein is a risk factor, and some proteins are worse than others, eg, casein. Gives some hope that diet changes will prevent reoccurrence

[CalBear74]

T. Colin Campbell, professor of nutrition at Cornell U., has a number of excellent videos at youtube. He has been a big influence on my diet decision-making.

[j-o-h-n]

Chocolate chip ice cream (two scoops) three if outdoor temperature hits 100 degrees...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 07/21/2019 6:04 PM DST

[Hidden in reply to j-o-h-n]

I might need four -- it is 108 out there in the Phoenix area today.

[j-o-h-n in reply to Hidden]

okay four scoops, but no cherry....

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Sunday 07/21/2019 8:07 PM DST

[Hidden]

I skimmed through the paper. I couldn't get too excited about it. What is the take-away -- that we should all be vegans, browsing on carrots and lettuce? Is he implying that the ideal diet would prevent all cancers?