Lecture 19: Cancer Treatment and Prevention

Question 1

lifestyle choices that affect one’s risk of cancer

Answer 1

• smoking
• sunbathing

Question 2

what does the HPV vaccination protect you from

Answer 2

cervical, anal, and oral cancer

Question 3

factors in cancer prevention

Answer 3

• maintaing a healthy weight (obesity has replaced smoking as a major cancer risk factor)
• regular exercise
• eating a high-fiber diet with a variety of natural fruits and vegetables

Question 4

the Paleolithic man and Paleolithic diet

Answer 4

• cancer was extremely rare in Paleolithic man
• Paleolithic diet is also used to manage cancer

Question 5

examples of carcinogens

Answer 5

general categories:
* radiation
* tobacco smoke
* western diet
* pollution
* viruses
* birth control pills
* sugar

specific examples:
* alcohol
* hepatitis B virus
* X-rays
* cigarette smoke

Question 6

how to prevent cancer

Answer 6

if most cancers arise from damage to mitochondrial function, then the best way to prevent cancer is to protect your mitochondria from damage
* water-only therapeutic fasting
* calorie restricted ketogenic diets
* regular exercise

Question 7

glucose ketone index calculator

Answer 7

a simple tool to monitor therapeutic efficacy for metabolic management of brain cancer
* glucose (mmol)/Ketone (mmol) = GKI
* therapy efficacy is considered best with index values approaching 1 or below

Question 8

the cancer lifestyle and diet according to Horoto Takashi

Answer 8

1. minimal exercise
2. highly processed foods
3. poor sleep
4. no enjoyment in life
5. chronic emotional stress

Question 9

the cancer code

Answer 9

1. cancer is a mitochondrial metabolic disease where fermentation gradually replaces respiration for cellular respiration. cancer is not a genetic disease
2. glucose and glutamine are the major fermentable fuels for driving cancer growth
3. ketone bodies can replace glucose in normal cells, but not in tumor cells
4. reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is greater in tumor cells than in normal cells
5. cancer mutations arise as an effect of ROS and destabilized energy metabolism, making tumor cells more vulnerable to energy stress than normal cells
6. the glutamine-dependent neoplastic macrophage is the cellular origin of most metastatic cancers
7. press-pulse metabolic therapy is a non-toxic, cost-effective strategy for the management and possible resolution of all types of cancer