| The truth is that the survival rate of cancer patients | | | | resources into preventing cancer from happening. |
| is the same as it was back in the 1950's, even | | | | While some scientists state that there is no theory |
| though we are so much more technologically | | | | on why the cancer starts (other then smoking or |
| advanced now. Even though we spend millions on | | | | something like that), there is some evidence that |
| research and clinical studies, and millions on drugs and | | | | shows why. Since the end of World War II, about |
| treatment, people are still not any better off with | | | | 80,000 new synthetic chemicals have been released |
| cancer then they were back in the 1950's. Not only is | | | | into the environment, and few of them have been |
| the survival rate the same, but the number of people | | | | tested for long term effects. Many of them are |
| diagnosed with cancer each year has risen | | | | found in our food and personal care products, and |
| dramatically. | | | | when they are eaten or applied to our bodies, they |
| The number of new people diagnosed with cancer | | | | get into our system and we don't know exactly |
| each year has risen 60% since the 1950's in the | | | | what they are doing, but they can't be doing any |
| world, and in the industrialized countries (USA, Europe | | | | good. |
| and Japan) non-smoking related cancer has risen | | | | The truth is, there are many ways that you can help |
| 80%. According to these new alarming studies, 1 of | | | | to prevent cancer and you should start consciously |
| every 2 males will get cancer and 1 of every 3 | | | | thinking about what you are putting into and onto |
| females will get cancer. It has even passed heart | | | | your body. Here are just a few examples of |
| disease as the leading killer of Americans age 85 and | | | | chemicals that are shown to cause cancer: |
| under. | | | | aspartame, parabens, and phthalates, but these are |
| Lots of money and resources are being utilized to | | | | just a few of the thousands that could be harming |
| detect cancer earlier, and treat it better. This is fine, | | | | you. |
| but we should be putting equally as much time and | | | | |