Proof: Sunshine Does Not Cause Skin Cancer
Media outlets, purveyors of sunscreen and even select medical doctors insist that sunshine and/or ozone depletion is the primary cause of skin cancer. Not true.
Sun exposure and ozone depletion will never be the primary contributors to skin cancer. I know this to be true by studying those populations that live in areas with severe UVB exposure, namely those locations near the equator. Follow me on this one. You’ll never fear sunshine again and you’ll be closer to learning the true cause of skin cancer.
As you travel from pole to equator, UV exposure increases by a whopping 5,000%! This is due to the changing angle that the sun’s rays penetrate the atmosphere. Ozone depletion increases in UV exposure by a paltry 20%. If UVB exposure and ozone depletion were the cause of skin cancer those populations living close to the equator would be eaten alive with malignant melanoma. Yet the opposite is true!
There is a decrease in the rates of malignant melanoma among people who live in regions of strong UVB exposure! That’s right, contrary to what media and sunscreen makers dictate, the sun is not the producer of a death ray! So what is the biggest cause of skin cancer?
Post your comments and tell me. The winning answer will get two autographed copies of Health Myths Exposed.
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June 24th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Sun Screen causes skin cancer!
June 24th, 2008 at 9:19 am
FEAR…what you fear you attract!
An imbalance of Omega 6 and Omega 3 Fatty acids…
Chemical Sun Screens
Deficient in Vitamin D3
Lack of Sunshine
June 24th, 2008 at 9:20 am
poor lifestyle choices and heredity
June 24th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Lack of Sun…
Toxins…external and internal…
June 24th, 2008 at 9:30 am
forgot to add…lack of nutrition which
leads to a compromised immune system.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Chemical Sun Screens
June 24th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Sunscreens
Poisons in our water supply
GMO foods
spray from chemtrails
lack of sun exposure
lack of exercise
poisons in vaccines
June 24th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Lack of Vitamin D…..
June 24th, 2008 at 9:45 am
It got to be the lack of vitamin D that causes the skin cancers. Some studies showed that vitamin D is also effective against breast cancer.
Too low serum level of vitamin D can make a person go into convulsion.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Poor diet, especially too much sugar in the diet.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Poor diet creates an internal environment that increases the likelihood of a genetic “hiccup” as new cells are copied and created. External toxins change existing skin cells, corrupting the genetic makeup of those cells which are then copied into new cells.
BTW - here’s a question for sunscreen advocates to ponder in return…If skin cancer is caused by excessive exposure to UV radiation, and if skin cells are sloughed off every day and are constantly renewed, why does it take 20-30 YEARS for melanoma to develop?
June 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am
nutritional\mineral deficeincies.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:47 am
The chemicals in most sunscreens are carcinogenic, including PABA. Sunlight and the resultant Vit D production reduce cancer risks.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:58 am
The biggest cause of skin cancer, if you wish to deal specifically with physical issues, is lack of vitamin D. That’s one reason that sunlight is so important for health, and why melanoma is not a problem for people living nearer the equator.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Sun Screens are the primary cause of skin cancer. The sun is your friend, without it, you would die.
June 24th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Chemical toxic sun screens
lack of Vit D
essential fatty adic imbalance - due to polyunstaurated oils!
fungus
June 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Laboratory mice – they are responsible for all disease !!!
June 24th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Vitamin D deficiency caused by lack of sunlight!
June 24th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Lack of calcium and vitamin E and other antioxidents.
June 24th, 2008 at 10:15 am
What causes cancer? Free radicals roaming the body due to lowered immunity response. Low immunity caused by poor nutrition, high stress, lack of exercise, and lack of sunshine ( vitamin D).
June 24th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I only have a theory. I am fair skinned and was born and raised in the tropics. Am 54 now and am dealing with skin issues now. As a child I was always in the sun without any protection; was always getting burned with blisters. I have noticed lately that sunshine does seem to heal some of my lesions. Hmmm.
(Radiation treatment?)
June 24th, 2008 at 10:21 am
pesticides on our food and environmental
June 24th, 2008 at 10:21 am
“Melonoma is fancy talk for sexified.”
Seriously though, take a look at the laundry list of ingredients in sunscreens:
Avobenzone, Parsol 1789
Dioxybenzone, UVB, UVAII
Ecamsule
Menthyl Anthranilate
Meradimate
Oxybenzone, benzophenone, benzophenone-3
Sulisobenzone, UVB, UVAII
Titanium Dioxide
Zinc oxide
Aminobenzoic acid
Cinnamates, octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC), Ethylhexyl p-Methoxycinnamate, high incident of contact irritation, non comedogenic, widely used.
Cinoxate
Dioxybenzone, UVB, UVAII
Ensulizole
Homosalate
Octocrylene
Octinoxate
Octisalate
Oxybenzone, UVB, UVAII
Octyl dimethyl paba
Padimate O
Para-aminobenzoic acid, PABA
Salicylates, octyl salicytate (OCS), high incident of contact irritation, widely used.
Sulisobenzone, UVB, UVAII
Titanium Dioxide
Trolamine salicylate
Zinc oxide
If you would not put it in your mouth why would you rub it into your skin? (Although, I seen people eat somethings I wouldn’t rub on my skin.)
I never heard of sunshine be touted as a health hazard until there was a product sold to protect against the supposed danger of skin cancer from exposure to the sun’s rays.
Aside from that it seems like known carcinogens are ingredients in alomst every commercial sold product from lotions, medications, “food”, personal hygene products; is it any wonder the rates of diesease and obesity are at record highs. As long as these are rampant there is a huge consumer base for “big pharma,” which buys approval from the FDA. With that ($$$) in mind the afore mentioned statemets are no surprise.
June 24th, 2008 at 10:22 am
First off, sun exposure created vitamin D. Therefore, protecting agains skin cancer. In addition to that, I use coconut oil on my skin while in the sun.
June 24th, 2008 at 10:25 am
1. Toxic chemicals in suntan lotion
2. Lack of Vit. D-3 (from sunshine or quality supplement)3. Shortage of essential fatty acids in body
4. pH imbalance
5. Generally weak immune system and health
June 24th, 2008 at 10:26 am
It is the combination of the chemicals we are consuming in our foods and the chemicals in the sunscreen and bug repellents we are using on our skin!
June 24th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Lack of Vitamin D, which the body produces when exposed to sunshine causes skin cancer. Frequent exposure to sunlight provides enough I.U.’s of Vitamin D to protect the body from aquiring skin cancer. This can be accomplished by spending a little time in the sun every day, say for at least 15 minutes. Sunscreen causes skin cancer because it blocks the body ability to produce natural Vitamin D and this could be the main cause of skin cancer.
June 24th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Chemical Sunscreens and sunglasses! Wearing sunglasses causes a chain reaction that ultimately leads to limited melanin production to protect the skin. This causes severe sunburns - and skin cancer at later stages.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Sunscreen & an acidic cellular enviornment.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Lack of Omega 3 and lack of vitamin D
June 24th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Protein metabolism linked to metabolic acidosis and lowered or ineffectual pancreatic enzymes available to fight cancer which may be caused by excessive meat and protein consumption. Environmental factors such as parasites, pollutants, and viruses. Sugar consumption feeds cancer…glucose is the primary fuel source for cancer cellsbut they metabolize glucose inefficiently and generate acidic wastes at the cancer site. Other factors may be excessive consumption of polyunsaturated fats, which are unstable when present in the skin and if damaged in sun exposure can form free radicals. Trans fats (hydrogenated) should be avoided altogether. Estrogen actively stimulates cancer growth. If you reduce body fat, you can reduce elevated estrogen levels (estrogens may be present in cosmetics and sun screens). Carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by molds and fungus that may be present in the diet in certain grains.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I think it’s a shortage of Omega 3’s. About twice a year I go to have precancerous spots on my arms and face removed and I always attributed it to working in my veg garden so many years with bare arms exposed to all the sun but I now believe that I,a fair complexioned person, could have worked out there without damage -avoiding the hottest of the day, of course- if I had been eating the right fats and giving my body the sunscreen from the inside. It will be interesting to see the answers when you post the results. Take care.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Sunscreen is the cause in my opinion, as well as the lack of sun to create sufficient melanonin to protect our skin.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Poor diet, lack of sleep and exercise + toxins (external and internal) = cancer and other disease
June 24th, 2008 at 11:52 am
God created us and a perfect environment for which we can thrive. As we destroy our habitat and ignore his plan we destroy ourselves and future generations.
June 24th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Poor nutrition resulting in a lack of the nutrients that keep the pre-cancerous cells in remission.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Basically, if we habitually consume an out of whack unhealthy imbalanced diet, slather on the chemical sunscreen gimmick(which blocks melanin production which helps protect the body’s immune response to cancer formation), continue to expose ourselves to other environmental pollutants, then decide to blame our days in the sun after years of accumalated neglect, we should expect higher incidences in skin and other cancers. Reality bites***exits to contemplate why…
June 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
In the interest of brevity here, there are two words I would use to answer what I believe is the biggest cause of skin cancer…UNHEALTHY DIET.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
All of the above are correct answers. Cancer is a complex disorder - but the real basis of it is a lack of boundaries. Cancer is the ultimate indicator of having a poor sense of where we start and everything else begins. We live in a world that increasingly invades every part of our being - from pollutants to nonfood “foods” to blaring television to overpopulation to pharmaceutical poisons to stress invading our well-being. All of this contributes to a loss of boundaries.
We must relearn how to nourish both body and mind. Stop filling them with toxic materials and provide true nourishment. Cancer is the ultimate destroyer of boundaries, with overgrowth of cells that no longer respect their place in even our own functioning.
Lack of vitamin D keeps us from developing a strong immune system. It’s the immune system that’s the boundary between us and the world, that keeps toxins out. So, everyone has the right answer, but the lack of vitamin D from sunshine is a driving function behind the cancer epidemic.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Free radicals cause cancer.
Eat your antioxidants and be cancer free!
June 24th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I believe sunburn along with the use of chemical sunscreens causes cancer!
June 24th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I believe that skin cancer is a combination of all the chemicals that are in the sunscreens, pollution in the air, not enough sunshine and poor nutrition.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Chemical based Sunscreens
June 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Too little sun, too little excercise, poor air quality, poor diet, (chemically laden & processed foods) too many chemical exposures.
June 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
SUNSCREEN
June 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
improper ratio of omega 3:6
June 24th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
So Heather, I know where your coming from re trans fats and crap foods especially refined carbs, but red meat aint all that bad?
June 24th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
I am 61 now and never have believed that the sun is the leading cause of cancer(aka.uvl). I beleive it is the constant exposure of chemicals from fast foods(preservatives which stay in the body), prescription drugs,vaccines and anything else which can lower our natural immune system to the point that we are succeptable to any disease going. As long as the immune system is not working to its maximum capacity, we are looking at even getting a cold more easily. This only my opinion but thanks for reading.
June 24th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Well, all the above sound reasonable and I am sure contribute in some form or another.
I am not a chemist nor in the medical field, but if I had to guess I would say it was the SLS/SLES’s (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate/Sodium Laureth Sulfate) that are added to so many “skin care” products.
June 24th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
It is not my intention to give red meat consumption a bad rep per se, but excessive consumption of proteins is quite demanding on the pancreatic enzymes and can limit their capability to perform another useful function of theirs, namely cancer eradication throughout the body. It is recommended to allow a 12 hour protein fasting period per day, preferably overnight, to allow for this function to take place. When enjoyed as part of a balanced diet, pasture fed red meat that is not pumped full of outrageous amounts of antibiotics, rBGH growth hormone and is not overcooked in high heat and/or burnt (which I actually love it burnt and blackened on the a charcoal grill…yummy carcinogenic meat…mwaaahahaha!)it is a wonderful source of nourishment for the soul…Got beef? Off to the country for some Black Angus…& a toast to health.
June 24th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
1. Refined oils.
Crisco was invented in 1911; we’ve gone downhill ever since. RO use up our antioxidants needed to protect us from radiation.
2. Lack of Iodine.
Iodine was removed from baked goods in 1963 and replaced with brominated flour. Along came Mtn Dew, Orange Crush, etc with their brominated vegetsble oil (see #1) for the final blow. Iodine induces apoptosis, which is a process by which our bodies kill cancer cells. As if adding Bromine to our diet wasn’t enough, our (well, not “our”, let’s just say “the”) gov’t decided to add Fluoride and Chlorine to our water. Now we not only have sundry sorts of cancer, but heart disease, autoimmune disease, digestion problems (purple pill anyone?), mental illness and retardation (SSRI du jour, anyone?)
Shane can tell us all about those nasty halogens.
June 24th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
It takes several years for skin cancer to develop. It is usually caused by burning & peeling, burning & peeling time after time which damages the skin cells. Safe tanning (which means not burning) does not cause skin cancer. You should never expose your skin to the sun long enough to burn.
June 24th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Bookworm wishes propel me to add…Perhaps a precursor to an unhealthy diet is deceptive information capitalizing on ignorance and maybe some old fashioned who gives a hoot?
June 24th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
1) Deficiencies in A, D and K2.
2) The polyunsaturates people consume.
3) Sunscreen themselves.
June 24th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Shane,
If I were guessing as to why there are higher rates of skin cancer, I would have to go with a lower amount of antioxidants provided by diet. From studies which I have seen, lycopene can significantly reduce the amount of inflammation from too much sun exposure. I’ve noticed a tremendous change in increases in my sun exposure by eating higher antioxidant foods.
June 24th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
“So what is the biggest cause of skin cancer?”
Not getting Shane’s book and following his advice! Enough said!
June 24th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Lack of fresh air and SAD (standard American diet) are the primary cause of skin cancer.
June 24th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
People indigenous to the parts of the globe nearer to the equator have different (darker) skin pigmentation enabling them to tolerate the suns rays more. Doesn’t this factor into the results of this study?
June 24th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Lack of Omega 3’s and all the other EFA’s and good fats are the biggest cause in my opinion. Even the great fats in natural grass fed meats that were once part of our life before the SAD (Standard American Diet).
June 24th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Lack of Vitamin D (D3) is a major cause of malignant melanoma.
June 24th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Skin cancer is often caused by the very thing we are told to use to prevent it…sunscreens (especially those with PABA in them) and a lack of whole, fresh foods with a high ORAC value i.e: fresh vegetables and fruits, especially those high in beta-carotene. Actually, many harmful carcinogenic chemicals in skin creams can cause skin cancer because the skin is the largest organ in the body and any toxin absorbed into the skin can toxify the rest of the body as well as the skin.
June 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
What happened to my post?
June 24th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
I believe that an unhealthy ratio of Omega 6:3 oils is the
cause of skin cancer. In addition, never getting burned
is the key. And only put things
that you would eat on your skin. Almond oil before sun, olive oil after.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Actually there are so many things to lead to cancer-I do not believe there is not any wrong answer given here. They are ALL precursors. Be that as it may there are 3 things found in ALL cancer patients and specifically skin cancer/ melanoma patients:
1. Cobalt
2. Intestinal flukes
3. Propyl alcohol
In EVERY cancer patient that has been tested for parasites there are flukes, worms, and ascaris. As mentioned above the other toxins found in every cancer patient besides the propyl alcohol and mold or aflatoxin.
June 24th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Great idea for a post. I couldn’t resist.
Recent studies at Melbourne University in Australia show that Melanoma patients who are exposed to sun are more likely to survive than those who are not. This would suggest that lack of vitamin D is a cause.
Calcitriol needs Vitamin K2 to turn Cholesterol into Vit D does it not? Question, is cholesterol phobia causing skin cancer? Is favouring a lean diet causing Heather’s suggested excess of protein issue (fat helps the assimilation of protein as does B6)? Is the body trying to use non-animal fats to create D causing the melanoma problem?
BTW People’s Chemist, how about a click here to subscribe to this comment feed function. I’d like to follow the discussion but will probably forget to..
June 24th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
– A diet comprised of high meat and fat intakes increases squamous cell carcinoma tumor risk, particularly in persons with a skin cancer history.
Pale skin color-
- Unhealthy diet for several decades is one of the main reasons that contribute to skin cancer. Seeing that your skin is a way your body releases toxins from your body and cancer being a way your body lets you know there is something wrong inside.
There are many things in the diet that could cause this Meat diet(as mentioned), soda pop(sugars), salt, caffine and nicotine. The more toxins the body has to deal with the more weaker your body becomes. SO with the toxins its stores aways so it does not run loose in your blood, breaks down your vital organs and kills you. Cancer is a way your body is telling you it wants to survive. So if it ends on your skin, on your lungs…etc..just remember its there to inform you about your unhealth life style that needs a change, quickly.
Sun screen only adds to the above.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
The increase of the widespread use of sunscreens is the unacknowledged cause of the increase in skin cancer.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I believe its lack of sunshine and a crappy diet like too much sugar
June 24th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Neither sun nor sunburn causes skin cancer. Being fairskinned German decent & having surfed for years when I was younger I had a lot of both & still get a lot of sun. When I was in my early teens my mom got me to take vitamins & eat carrots. I had lots of Vit A, lots of Vit C and a fair amount of Vit E. I think skin cancer is caused by a lack of those vitamins and an overall unbalanced diet. No one nutrient can solve anything. As I like to tell people a chain is only as strong as the weakest link. You may have lots of Vit C (needed to make collagen - the support structure for the skin & the whole body for that matter) but be missing a nutrient that works with C to make the who system work. And you needs lots of water for healthy skin and a healthy body. Last and not least the blessing of God. As Jesus said man does not live by bread (or any nutrient) alone but by the word of God. Bless yall. Thanks Shane for what you do!
June 24th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I believe Sunscreens are the biggest cause of skin cancer.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
The cause of skin cancer is burning in the sun.
June 24th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
lower D3 in blood
June 24th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
lack of sun
June 24th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I spent a lot of years on deck at sea in the tropical regions. Over the years several of my shipmates came down with different types of cancer including skin cancer. The odd thing was that it was the engine room people who seemed to get the cancers most, including skin cancer and these are the people who spent least time in the sun.
A very small number of the deck crew got cancer but what I found to be the common factor was sugar consumption. The ones who drank a lot of alcohol were the ones who mainly got cancer. There’s plenty of sugar in alcohol.
One deckie who came down with skin cancer
was always into sweet drinks and candy. He was overweight and just looking for cancer or diabetes. I and my shipmates on deck were dressed mainly in a pair of shorts and we were as brown as walnuts all year round. We are all in our mid sixties now and only that one ended up with cancer. The rest of us are still in good health and we still get plenty of sunshine.
June 25th, 2008 at 12:54 am
All the above are almost certainly contributory causes, but the main one is lack of regular sunshine in regulated doses.
At 76 and an outdoor person I have had a few ’sun cancers’ but have found that a regular application of Castor Oil to the spot will eliminate it in a few weeks, (works for new Moles, Skin Tags, too).
A quicker remedy is Iodine, allowed to dry on the spot, several coats, which tends to support the ‘lack of Iodine’ idea.
As a bonus, regular massaging of Varicose Veins with Castor Oil will completely eliminate them in a few months, as my wife would testify!
June 25th, 2008 at 3:47 am
People who haven’t been in the sun for awhile suddenly getting too much all at once.
June 25th, 2008 at 5:02 am
Causes of skin cancer:
Lack of sunlight;
lack of vitamin D;
lack of anti-oxidants;
suncreen;and
flouescent lights.
June 25th, 2008 at 5:15 am
I was just wondering why my post was taken down ?
I am not sure if what i had said did not apply?
June 25th, 2008 at 5:16 am
OOps wrong…sorry i see it now …dah…my bad guys
June 25th, 2008 at 6:24 am
It’s our diet…lack of sunshine…too much sun screen.
I never use sunscreen and I don’t burn. I have a very good diet and I use great Healthy oils.
June 25th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Sunscreen & lack of Vit. D from a daily dose of sunshine, to 80% of your body. When I got basil cell carcinoma, I religiously put sunscreen on my forehead, & always wore a hat in the sun. It was the only part of my body that had the cancer. BTW, the cancer is gone, after a doctor in another country administered black salve to the lesion. And, I don’t use sunscreen anymore or continually wear a hat while in the sun.
June 25th, 2008 at 10:09 am
The above, plus hydrogenated oils/fats in our foods. Joanna Budwig tried to alert the powers that be to this decades ago, but “money talks”. Her cottage cheese, flax oil and flax seed mixture is even supposed greatly enhance the effects of sunlight on the body
June 25th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Bingo!!! Low cellular oxygenation levels facilitated by a fermentation of sugar.
June 25th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
It’s all the crap they put in the sunscreens!!
June 25th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Lack of vitamin D.
June 25th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Lack of vitamin D causes skin cancer.
June 25th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
My Answer: Trophoblast. When the body is damaged in some way, steroid hormones increase stimulating cellular growth. When this happens as part of the healing process as opposed to sex, the result is cancer.
June 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
In a word: sunscreen
June 26th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Great thoughts!
My readers must be among the most intelligent readers on the web! Wow.
Where are all the folks who slather sunscreen on themseleves while chasing their Lipitor with Highly-F’d Up-Corn-Syrup?
I really hope we are not preaching to the choir.
Let others know about this post.
As we see, skin cancer does occur from a multitude of factors. But only one thing happens molecularly within the skin cell to elicit cancer, which is simply uncontrolled cell growth and replication…What is it?
When we understand the one mechanism, rather than all the factors that cause it, we can target it therapeutically to prevent it…That is the exciting part!
June 26th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Dr. Polansky’s theory is that most cancers begin with a starved gene, not an injured one. found this on the internet in an article titled “The Starved Gene: The Real Cause of Most Cancers”
by John S. Boyd, Ph.D.
I read another article that cancer does not begin to form in the cell until it is denied 60% of it’s oxygen requirements…
“Cancer, above all other diseases, has countless secondary causes. But, even for cancer, there is only one prime cause. Summarized in a few words, the prime cause of cancer is the replacement of the respiration of oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar.” — Dr. Otto H. Warburg in Lecture [7]
Wikipedia states…
He firmly believed that there was a direct relationship between pH and oxygen. Higher pH means higher concentration of oxygen molecules while lower pH means lower concentrations of oxygen.
My brain is trying to make sense of these two. Anyone care to help it along…?
June 26th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Answer to the above question: lack of oxygen in the cells can cause cancer, while abundance of oxygen in the cells can stop cancer growth & kill cancer cells. My son was put in an oxygen chamber to treat his cancer when he had lymphoma. He also had an ozonator in his room for better oxygen absorption. Answer to the admin’s question: when an ordinary cell’s DNA is tweaked, it becomes cancer & no longer wants to help & contribute to the rest of the cells, but wants to do its own thing & feed itself selfishly. The cancer cell feeds on glucose, which in turn starves the other cells of oxygen.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Correction: oxygen deprivation doesn’t cause cancer, but causes it to grow.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:29 am
What’s tweaking the cellular DNA? Doesn’t genetic heredity, viruses(including vaccines), and gmo’s make up a part of this equation, too?
I do not even begin to claim to understand the amazing complexity of DNA, but it is a fascinating subject to learn about anyways.
This is where I think Polanski was observant of something about viruses and genes.
Body PH is affected by so many numerous factors, and low cellular oxygenation also appears as a symptom that can be influenced by numerous factors, so is it the main cause, a therapuetic goal or a little bit of both?
It appears that if you can influence the amount of cellular oxygen available and/or the body ph, preventing and/or starving the cancerous cells of the environment needed for their formation and survival, you can thus treat them therapeutically.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:45 am
What’s tweaking the cellular DNA? What…
happens molecularly within the skin cell to elicit cancer…?
When we understand the one mechanism…
Is there really only one?!? I do not want to be on a wild goose chase here if there’s wild geese to be had!
June 26th, 2008 at 9:59 am
cellular metabolism…sugar or heat source.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Did I connect the dots for a BINGO BANGO moment!?!
June 26th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Adam & Eve…
June 26th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Sin & the curse…
June 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I’m not smart enough on the subject to guess, but I’m really interested as my dad has had numerous skin cancers. I was hoping Shane would post more detail today?
June 26th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
lack of sunshine
June 26th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Toxins cause skin cancer. The ‘junk’ we eat and the ‘junk’ in the air… all of the toxicity we are exposed to causes skin cancer.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Sugar does not cause cancer, but cancer feeds on it. Therefore, if cancer uses sugar for energy, the result is oxygen deprivation in the normal cells (due to fermentation) & a decline of healthy PH. But, what causes cancer? I think environmental toxins & pollutants can tweak the DNA to make a normal cell turn abnormal. When my son & I developed cancer, we had recently moved from a healthy environment to a house w/ a pool w/ chlorine & a manicured lawn w/ pesticides in a neighborhood w/ pesticides on lawns, & car exhaust from major traffic, in a city that was sprayed w/ pesticides for mosquitoes. Coincidence?
June 26th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Estrogen?
June 26th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Another thought: I believe that cancer is damaged cells that reproduce. An unheathy diet or other factors such as age and free radicals causes a shortage of pancreatic enzymes. These enzymes normally expose the cancer cells to white blood cells by digesting the outer protein layer. This positive charged layer prevents the body from destroying the cancer cells and allows them to multiply. If this is correct, then I would think increasing these enzymes would allow the white blood cells to do their job.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
A correction: The outer layer I spoke of is negative, the same as white blood cells. Like charges repel each other.
Hope I’m not double posting. My internet timed out just as I posted.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:01 am
I believe skin cancer is due to the body’s lack of exposure to sunlight. Without sunlight, the body doesn’t produce enough vitamin D, necessary for calcium uptake. Without sufficient alkilinity, the body becomes acidic, and cancer can only live in an acidic environment, as proven by Dr. Otto Warburg in the early 1900’s.
June 27th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Improper blood pH
lack of sun
dehydration
June 27th, 2008 at 9:47 am
I think there are multiple factors that can all play a role.
We know that regular sun exposure WITHOUT BURNING can actually be protective.
On the other hand, getting sun burned frequently through life by getting too much sun all at once and not enough regular sun exposure can be a risk factor.
Other factors:
1. highly inflammatory diet of refined oils, trans fats, refined sugar, HFCS, and the “chemical soup” in processed foods
2. not enough antioxidants in the diet and lack of other important nutrients
3. The excessive “chemical bath” most people give themselves with commercial soaps, shampoos, lotions, makeup, and suncreens.
4. Pollution
Great job you’re doing on here Shane!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Hi, right now i found out a mass in my breast, but i dont believe in doctor, all they will tell u is to undergo surgery and many more such as chemotherapy, etc etc What i am doing now is expose myself to sunshine every morning for at least 25 minutes and eat veggy and fruits a lot. I am offering myself to God and whatever his plans for me. This is the best I can do for myself and for my family than to put myself under the care of hospital and doctors. I believe that my body will heal itself whatever its state now.
August 5th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Lack of natural vitamin d you get from being in the sun.
August 25th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
how enlightened you all are;
66 now/diagnosed 43 years ago rheumatoid arthritis,also suspect raynauds (have to leave cold supermarkets), lupus, others,fingers explode hafta hit ER to get rings cut off…..Good/bad days. younger years easier in remissions….requires good spirit (ha).anywho you all are great. lupus connection:thot after moving back to arizona 2002 and noticing skin stuff in 2005 + gardening; however, really think that most is stress (spouse stressed/me with grandkids)…AND i miss the purified air before last move (a canopy of trees that cured a lot(not mentioning tonadoes etal); sis has M.S.(Mi) bedridden for years(has great spouse)….stuff can run in families but i believe that with education, information we can beat a lot of things (BESTOFALL) BEATING DRUG COMPANY’S SCRIPOT FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE…..using supplements, after doing a lot of googling, etc…..if my body can kill itself by attacking its organs (RA), why let a pharma do it ? Keep up the good work!
miss living briefly in Hong Kong where you could get a dose of antibiotic OTC at beginning of some episode (autoimmune)and squash it (was Italian drug if i recall….bella…OKay am Irish)/s/sick of pollution and everyone keep up the good work on fighting against it (old enough to remember breathing)ya, we too have a pool, chemicals, no good air, can relate to earlier fellow….in 1968 Phoenix was paradise in all ways…..not now; for sun New Mexico smaller town ?
September 16th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
ie had it twice. would like shane’s abswer.
November 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Most of us wash every day head to toe.
Now you go out in the sun without good oils on your body and you are all primed for a good burn. Look at what happens to a deck without good oil on it, Wow it not Rocket science. And to top it off you already have all that bad stuff on you from soap, lets put some sunscreen on to!
your body makes vitamin d from the natural oils on your body, now is making a mutant vitamin d from sun tan lotion lol. My grandpa has the worst stage of melanoma and he is never out in the sun but always putting sun lotion on his head?