CARCINOGENS AND HOW THEY CAUSE CANCER - A carcinogen is any substance or agent that causes cancer. It does so by altering the cellular metabolism or by damaging DNA in our cells, interfering with normal cellular processes. The identification of substances in the environment that cause people to become ill with cancer helps in prevention efforts. Carcinogens can be chemical substances, viruses, or even medications and radiation therapies used to treat cancer. While a carcinogen or a combination of carcinogens can cause cancer, it may not always be the only reason since the tendency to develop cancer can be inherited. Carcinogenic substances cause cancer in the following different ways: By directly damaging the DNA in cells leading to mutations (disrupting the normal process of cells). By not affecting the DNA directly, but instead causing cells to divide at a faster rate than normal, which can increase the chances that DNA changes and mutations will occur. The cell’s DNA can be damaged by a wide range of substances and exposures, including: Lifestyle: what you eat, if you smoke, lack of physical activity Natural exposure: to ultraviolet light, radon gas, infectious agents Medical treatment: radiation and chemotherapy, hormones, immunosuppressants. Researchers have only been able to classify a little over 100 substances as “carcinogenic to humans.”

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Carcinogens and How They Cause Cancer

By Lisa Fayed 

Medically reviewed by 

Douglas A. Nelson, MD 

A carcinogen is any substance or agent that causes cancer.

It does so by altering the cellular metabolism or by damaging DNA in our cells, interfering with normal cellular processes. 

The identification of substances in the environment that cause people to become ill with cancer helps in prevention efforts.

Carcinogens can be chemical substances, viruses, or even medications and radiation therapies used to treat cancer.

While a carcinogen or a combination of carcinogens can cause cancer, it may not always be the only reason since the tendency to develop cancer can be inherited.

How Carcinogens Cause Cancer

Carcinogenic substances can cause cancer in the following different ways:

·         By directly damaging the DNA in cells leading to mutations (disrupting the normal process of cells)

·         By not affecting the DNA directly, but instead causing cells to divide at a faster rate than normal, which can increase the chances that DNA changes and mutations will occur.

The cell’s DNA can be damaged by a wide range of substances and exposures, including:

·         Lifestyle: what you eat, if you smoke, lack of physical activity

·         Natural exposure: to ultraviolet light, radon gas, infectious agents

·         Medical treatment: radiation and chemotherapy, hormones, immunosuppressants

·         Workplace exposure: some jobs have increased exposure to industrial chemicals or products

·         Household exposure: cleaning products, paints, herbicides, and pesticides, etc.

·         Pollution: outdoor air pollution or even secondhand tobacco smoke

Some carcinogens do not directly cause cancer but can lead to cancer.

Some carcinogens cause cancer if you have long-term, high levels of exposure.

How your body reacts to this level of exposure, the length, the time, and the intensity of the exposure, combined with your genetic makeup, will determine the risk of developing cancer.

Classification of Carcinogens

Carcinogens are classified by The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

The IARC is part of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its main goal is to determine the cancer-causing potential of different substances and classify carcinogens accordingly.

Carcinogens are classified into one of the following groups:

·         Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans

·         Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans.

·         Group 2B: Possibly carcinogenic to humans.

·         Group 3: Unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans

·         Group 4: Probably not carcinogenic to humans

Known Substances That Are Carcinogenic to Humans

It can be difficult to test and classify substances as carcinogenic to humans as it is not ethical to test to see if something can cause cancer by exposing people to it.

Therefore, researchers have only been able to classify a little over 100 substances as “carcinogenic to humans.”

Some of the most common substances and exposures known as being carcinogenic to humans include (there are many more):

·         Alcoholic beverages

·         Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds

·         Asbestos (all forms) and mineral substances (such as talc or vermiculite) that contain asbestos

·         Benzene

·         Cadmium and cadmium compounds

·         Coal, indoor emissions from household combustion

·         Engine exhaust, diesel

·         Epstein-Barr virus (infection with)

·         Estrogen postmenopausal therapy

·         Formaldehyde

·         Helicobacter pylori (infection with)

·         Hepatitis B virus (chronic infection with)

·         Hepatitis C virus (chronic infection with)

·         Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (infection with)

·         Human papillomavirus (HPV) (infection with certain types) 

·         Ionizing radiation (all types)

·         Iron and steel founding (workplace exposure)

·         Leather dust

·         Mineral oils, untreated or mildly treated

·         MOPP and other combined chemotherapy including alkylating agents

·         Nickel compounds

·         Outdoor air pollution

·         Paint (workplace exposure as a painter)

·         Processed meat (consumption of)

·         Radon

·         Rubber manufacturing industry

·         Shale oils

·         Silica dust, crystalline, in the form of quartz or cristobalite

·         Solar radiation

·         Tobacco, smokeless

·         Tobacco smoke, secondhand

·         Tobacco smoking

·         Ultraviolet (UV) radiation and ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices

·         Vinyl chloride

·         Wood dust

·         X- and Gamma-radiation

Lisa Fayed

Medical Writer, Cancer Educator

Expertise

Cervical Cancer

Education

University of Florida

Highlights

Lisa Fayed is a freelance medical writer, cancer educator and patient advocate.

Experience

Lisa Fayed is a former writer for Verywell Health covering cervical cancer. Before she was a patient advocate and cancer educator, she was a cervical cancer patient herself. Lisa is currently working to improve cervical cancer screening programs in underdeveloped countries." 

Education

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

https://www.verywellhealth.com/carcinogens-in-cigarettes-how-they-cause-cancer-514412

MEDICAL CANNABIS - Medical cannabis can help relieve the pain associated with cancer, and with chemotherapy. It can also help patients deal with the side-effects caused by chemotherapy, including nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. The pros of medical cannabis are evident for people who suffer from arthritis and joint pain. It helps relieve pain, and it’s also effective at easing the inflammation associated with different types of arthritis. Cannabis can make people feel drowsy, which is helpful for those who suffer from insomnia and have trouble falling asleep. Consuming medical cannabis will help them fall asleep faster. Medical cannabis is frequently used to help people deal with HIV and AIDS. People who experience chronic pain have to rely on opioid pain relievers, which can be extremely addictive and do more harm than good over time.

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,Medical Cannabis

10 PROS AND CONS OF MEDICAL CANNABIS

Jacob Sims 

In Canada, cannabis is now legal for both medical and recreational purposes.

This means that more and more people are getting interested in learning what cannabis and cannabis oil can do for them, so they can decide whether they want to consume it or not.

Medical cannabis can have many therapeutic effects, but we shouldn’t forget that this drug can have downsides as well.

Let’s learn more about the ten pros and cons of medical cannabis.

1.  Medical cannabis can help deal with the side effects of chemotherapy

     Medical cannabis can help relieve the pain associated with cancer, and with chemotherapy. It can also help patients deal with the side-effects caused by chemotherapy, including nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite.

     It’s also believed that some of the compounds of cannabis can help fight some types of cancer tumors. Consuming medical cannabis does not cure cancer, but it does have some therapeutic benefits.

2.  Medical cannabis can help reduce pain and inflammation

     The pros of medical cannabis are evident for people who suffer from arthritis and joint pain. It helps relieve pain, and it’s also effective at easing the inflammation associated with different types of arthritis.

     Since cannabis can also help people enjoy a good night’s sleep, those who are being kept awake by pain and inflammation can also greatly benefit from consuming medical cannabis.

3.  Medical cannabis helps relieve anxiety and insomnia

     Cannabis can make people feel drowsy, which is helpful for those who suffer from insomnia and have trouble falling asleep. Consuming medical cannabis will help them fall asleep faster.

     People who are struggling with PTSD and anxiety can also benefit from consuming medical cannabis. On top of relieving anxiety and helping people sleep better, it can also help getting rid of nightmares.

4.  Medical cannabis helps deal with HIV and AIDS

     Medical cannabis is frequently used to help people deal with HIV and AIDS. People often confuse the two, but you should know that HIV is a virus that can lead to the deterioration of the immune system, which can lead to AIDS.

     Since it helps reduce nausea, increase appetite, and relieve pain, medical cannabis can help treat the symptoms associated with HIV, and help cope with the anxiety that often comes with AIDS.

5. Medical cannabis is a good alternative to opioid pain relievers

    People who experience chronic pain have to rely on opioid pain relievers, which can be extremely addictive and do more harm than good over time.

    Fortunately for those people, medical cannabis is a natural, less harmful alternative to opioid pain relievers, and it can be just as effective. However, just like opioids, cannabis can also be addictive over time.

6. People who use medical cannabis can become addicted

    Despite what some people might say or think, there is truly a danger of becoming addicted to medical cannabis, especially if you consume it frequently.

    Even though it’s used for medical purposes, cannabis is still a drug that can be both physically and psychologically addictive, so you should keep this in mind if you are thinking about trying it for the first time.

7.  Long-term use of medical cannabis can affect the brain negatively

    Long-term use of medical cannabis can have some irreversible negative effects on the prefrontal cortex of the brain. THC, one of the compounds of cannabis, is known as a brain disruptor.

    Cannabis can also disrupt the appetite of the people who consume it, making it difficult for their brain to know when their body is full, or when it needs to eat.

8. Long-term use increases the risk of respiratory issues

    Smoking medical cannabis, just like smoking tobacco, can increase the risk of developing serious respiratory issues such as airway inflammation.

    Fortunately, medical cannabis doesn’t necessarily have to be smoked. It can be vaporized, or used as a tincture, a tonic, a balm, a lotion, a spray, a powder, and even butter or oil that can be used to bake goods.

9. Regular use can lead to mental health issues

    People who consume medical cannabis daily for more than five years risk developing a poor verbal memory. But regular use of medical cannabis can also lead to different mental issues.

    Regular use of medical cannabis can lead to social anxiety, schizophrenia, paranoia, and depression. Although medical cannabis can help relieve anxiety, it can’t be overlooked that it can also cause it.

10. Medical cannabis regulation varies from one province to the other

    Finally, since cannabis regulation varies from one Canadian province to the other, Canadians who consume medical cannabis might get confused about what is permitted and what isn’t if they travel, or if they move to another province.

    Most provinces allow people to grow up to four cannabis plants in their home, but this isn’t allowed everywhere.

JACOB SIMS

Contributor @ Outlook Magazine

http://www.outlookmagazine.ca/health/10-pros-and-cons-of-medical-cannabis/

DANGERS OF CHEMOTHERAPY - Chemotherapy is extremely expensive and most of the time the families of those who pass are left to deal with the medical bills that were piling up. While chemotherapy may be able to shrink a cancerous tumor it is not getting rid of it. It is merely sending the cancer cells off and spreading them apart. This sending them to other parts of the body and not removing them. These cells slowly make their way back to one another and form a new tumor over time.

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Dangers Of Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy Fails Almost 97% of the Time Yet Doctors Still Recommend It, Why?

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The only reason why chemotherapy is still used in current times is because it is a huge profit maker. Lives are not as important as money when it comes to the Big Pharma.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death here in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one of every four deaths is caused by cancer.

In just 2014 alone 591,686 people died of cancer.

Traditional cancer treatment is nothing but radiation, chemotherapy, and surgeries.

However, when you think about the side effects of chemotherapy and how ineffective it truly is for most it does not seem worth it.

Especially now, when you consider the different forms of alternative medicine that have proven to work so much more efficiently.

As you will see below, there are quite a few doctors who have been speaking out about the dangers and ineffectiveness of chemotherapy for quite some time.

While most will try to do their best to discredit these doctors they are speaking nothing but the truth.

Peter Glidden as you will see below is well rounded and knows exactly what he is talking about.

Chemotherapy is extremely expensive and most of the time the families of those who pass are left to deal with the medical bills that were piling up.

A study titled: “Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Induces Breast Cancer Metastasis Through a TMEM-Mediated Mechanism” actually proved that cancer treatment can cause lethal tumors.

This research came from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and suggests that while chemotherapy may be able to shrink a cancerous tumor it is not getting rid of it.

It is merely sending the cancer cells off and spreading them apart. This sending them to other parts of the body and not removing them.

These cells slowly make their way back to one another and form a new tumor over time.

The cancer industry is worth billions those profiting from chemotherapy will never end.

People need to know there are alternative treatments that work.

Chemotherapy is not the only option. We deserve better, we deserve to live.

Please take the time to check out the video below. To learn more about chemotherapy please click here.

https://youtu.be/XdLyMhNdcSc

http://www.unseen-pedia.com/chemotherapy-fails-almost-97-time-yet-doctors-still-recommend/