Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Cancer’

Cancer in the Environment

No comments December 7th, 2009

Almost all of us know someone who has cancer, or who has died from it. We all know the anguish, suffering and grief that it causes. It has become so common that we treat it as if it’s a part of life that we just can’t avoid. People are being diagnosed with cancer at unprecedented rates. Melanomas, breast and prostate cancers, colon cancer, testicular cancer and multiple myeloma are all increasing. During the 25 years from 1976 to 2001, the age-adjusted incidence of cancer Read more

Cancer – The Chemical Connection

No comments December 6th, 2009

Everyday we are exposed to numerous pollutants and you would have to be incredibly deluded not to make some association between modern society and ill health. “You have cancer” must be one of the most frightening phrases a person can hear and thankfully my recent scare proved benign. However, with 1 in 2 of all men and 1 in 3 of all women developing some form of cancer in their lifetime it’s something many will experience. In 1901 it was 1 in 8000. Cancer has become an Read more