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NUTRITION in Cancer Prevention and Cancer Care"Fighting Cancer with Your Fork" Learn about the latest research on dietary factors that strengthen your body's immune & detoxification systems, along with practical tips for optimizing your intake of protective BIG COLOR/BIG FLAVOR foods.
Note From Dr. Kipps, Director of the BCRFWhen the terrible news comes, it's often presented in singular terms: "You've got cancer." But cancer is not a single disease. Rather, it's more than 100 distinct afflictions that can involve virtually any type of tissue in the human body.A diagnosis of breast cancer means something entirely different from one of prostate or skin cancer. The symptoms, treatments, and prognoses are disparate. Our knowledge of what causes cancer and how to effectively treat patients with any of the different types is wildly uneven. Some cancers can now be cured, or at least reduced to a chronic, manageable condition, though often the therapies employ mechanisms not entirely understood. Conversely, other cancers remain incorrigibly aggressive killers, resistant to any current therapy. In 1971, Richard Nixon famously declared a "war on cancer." He boldly predicted victory within five years. Today, the American Cancer Society estimates almost 12 million Americans have some form of cancer. More than half a million Americans will die from cancer this year, roughly 1,500 every day. Cancer is the second leading cause of death after heart disease. Clearly, the war rages on. Can scientists win the war against cancer?Welcome to a guest essay by Thomas J. Kipps, interim director at the Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego. Dr. Kipps says there are reasons to believe that, over the long term, scientists will be able to conquer cancer. When the terrible news comes, it’s often presented in singular terms: “You’ve got cancer.” But cancer is not a single disease. Rather, it’s more than 100 distinct afflictions that can involve virtually any type of tissue in the human body. A diagnosis of breast cancer means something entirely different from one of prostate or skin cancer. The symptoms, treatments, and prognoses are disparate. Our knowledge of what causes cancer and how to effectively treat patients with any of the different types is wildly uneven. Some cancers can now be cured, or at least reduced to a chronic, manageable condition, though often the therapies employ mechanisms not entirely understood. Conversely, other cancers remain incorrigibly aggressive killers, resistant to any current therapy. For More Information Click HERE
Janet Kipps, R.D., Healthful Comfort FoodThe cookbook "Healthful Comfort Food" by Janet Kipps RD,
contains over 70 nutrient-dense comfort-type recipes, as well as a concise nutrition guide. All proceeds go to the Blood Cancer Research Fund, to help the effort to cure Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. For a $40 donation you can receive a copy!!!! If you would like to order a copy of Healthful Comfort Food please contact: Alex Ramirez via email: r7ramirez@ucsd.edu or by phone (858) 822-5635 Familial CLL Research
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