Bad seafood leads to Hep A. I got same from eating tainted clams in Piraeus back in 1973.
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > People (in the developed world) are living longer than ever, so all that > stuff you mention arguably does not have a big effect on anything, and > might even be increasing life expectancy. I really don't worry about that > stuff as it is more than offset by improvements in things that contribute > to longevity. > > Cancer is becoming more prevalent due to most of the other things that > would kill you (heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, > etc.) are pretty much a non-factor with proper care and medication. So, > people live longer than they would have otherwise, and now have the > opportunity to develop cancers when before they would have been dead from > something else. (That ignores those things that would arise in any case > from other factors at a younger age) Some of it is lifestyle, some is > genetics, some is access to medical care, some is environmental, some is > just shit happens (which is probably some combination of the above). If > you are a black woman in SC you have a higher chance of developing breast > cancer than a professional white woman in Boston -- food, genetics, health > care, lifestyle, etc. > > Again, "cure" is not generally a word that applies to cancer except in > some limited circumstances/diseases. > > Right now hepatitis C is the biggest factor in the rise of cancer > (collectively) -- leads to liver cancer and that will pretty much kill you > sooner or later -- and hepC is on the rise. So, avoid things that give you > hepC (illegal drug use, tattoos, raw seafood, other things), get tested > regularly for that and other things, and live your life by eating well, > exercising, living well (which is not entirely money-dependent), and having > fun. > > I don't know what you mean about that greed and tax money thing, it is a > very complicated set of issues. > > --R > > > > On 7/31/13 1:00 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: > >> I think increases in cancer are a misleading statistic. I do not disagree >> that there is a lot of cancer out there but a lot of it went un-noticed >> before more modern testing practices made it easier to find. Many folks >> may have led a decent life if the tumor had been just left alone rather >> than being subjected to chemo and radiation. >> >> I also consider the idea that we subject ourselves to genetically modified >> crops in our food, oil based plastics and clothing everywhere, more air >> polution, poorer diet overall, phamaceutical drugs, illegal drugs, and on >> and on on a much larger scale than say even 50 years ago. Seems like that >> can't be good and may be linked to a rise, if there is one, in cancer >> rates. >> >> I know I hate seeing my friends and family suffer with it when I believe >> there is a cure and/or a way to prevent it in the first place in an all >> natural way. >> >> Cancer sucks. Greedy @#$%&#?@ people that keep people from a potential >> cure over tax money suck worse. >> >> Mike >> On Jul 31, 2013 12:45 PM, "Rick Knoble" <rickkno...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Jul 31, 2013, at 9:06 AM, "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> i think i've >>>> read that half of us in the USA are expected to get cancer in our >>>> lifetime. >>>> >>> >>> That is correct. I attribute it to people living longer in general. Other >>> causes of morbidity have been eliminated, so what remains to be conquered >>> becomes predominant. Lifestyle changes are the key in reducing other >>> factors leading to disease. >>> >>> Rick >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
