Why Cancer Awareness Isn’t Enough

 Cancer is a $125 billion dollar per year industry, after all.
Much of this money ends up in the bankrolls of large pharmaceutical corporations that rake in huge profits from selling chemotherapy drugs directly to oncologists. This would explain why World Cancer Day’s fundraising partners are all drug companies.

These four companies − Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck Serono, and Roche − are all members of what I like to refer to as the “chemical cartel.” The group which ultimately dictates the direction in which cancer research and treatment progresses. And you can bet your bottom dollar that all this awareness is about profit extraction… not preventing cancer or finding cancer cures.

World Cancer Day Needs to Be About Cancer Prevention

It’s really too bad that World Cancer Day isn’t instructing its supporters to spread the word about how to avoid cancer-causing chemicals present in things like personal care products, for instance. Organizations like the Environmental Working Group have put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into scientifically evaluating the safety of thousands of chemicals found in consumer products, many of which have a high cancer risk.

Urging people to avoid processed foods laden with trans fats, preservatives, and other potential carcinogens is another practical prevention tip that World Cancer Day could address as part of its awareness campaign… if it really wanted to help people avoid cancer, that is. But you won’t find any mention of this on the World Cancer Day website, which is also devoid of helpful information about how to avoid other carcinogenic substances. Here are a few more toxic substances they don’t bother to warn you about:

• Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor found in food can linings, thermal paper receipts, toilet paper, and plastic bottles.
• Glyphosate (Roundup), a crop herbicide made by Monsanto that an expert panel at the World Health Organization determined is “probably carcinogenic.”
• Fluoride, a chemical halogen added to many municipal water supplies throughout the United States and around the world. Studies have shown fluoride is linked to osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, as well as cancer of the bladder and lungs.
• Refined sugar, which a recent study published in the journal Cancer Research found increases women’s risk of breast cancer.

The standard American diet is typified by heavy intake of refined sugars, processed grains, starches, and other blood sugar-elevating foods. Besides increasings one’s risk of diabetes, the “foods” are an absolute nightmare when it comes to cancer risk. And yet, we hear very little about this from cancer charities, which is deeply concerning.

Here at The Truth About Cancer, our mission is to help equip you with the knowledge you need to make choices that will keep you healthy and out of the oncologist’s office. And as far as we’re concerned, every day is cancer awareness day − as long it includes awareness about real cancer prevention.

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