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Hi all,
There seems to be a lot of cases of pancreatic cancer lately. Does anyone know why that cancer is becoming more prevalent?
Thanks,
Gwen

I've noticed this as well and wonder if its due to different rates of radiation from 1st generation electronics and appliances like microwaves, or if we are just putting to many unnatural oddities in our body. Wow the chance for a cure doesn't give one hope either.

It might just be better detection techniques; or more reporting by media. It wasn't all that long ago that a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer was made post-mortem, or made so close to death that there wasn't a thing to be done. I'm wondering if the incidence has really increased or if it's just our awareness?

Dr. Greger, in one of his online videos mentioned pancreatic cancer as one of the diet influenced types.
f1jim

I was curious..because of losing a couple of people to this desease. I found this on Web MD.. note some suspected causes were obesity and diabetus. as we are becoming a more obese nation and with a lot of type 2 diabetics perhaps that would explain the increase in cases.

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/pancreatic-cancer/causes-pancreatic-cancer

I think it's just lots of cancer in general. Steve Jobs got noticed because he was famous. Ditto Patrick Swayze. My partner Lori passed away last year, one of 10,000 or so women in the US alone that die of cervical cancer. We got started with McDougall together. My mom just had a basal cell skin spot removed. My parents say everyone in their senior community has some cancer. There are 4 people on my small street that I now know have cancer.

Even so, three years ago, before Lori's diagnosis, with a busy work life, it wouldn't have attracted more than passing attention.

On the other hand, there are many places with 100x less cancer than here.

Cancer was rare before 1850, but since 1900 has become common. In 1900, it was already in top 10 causes of death, and it's only become more common since then.

Dr. Campbell (China Study) shows how excess protein plays a big role. But many aspects of modern life, from the initial injuries through weakened immunity and healing, play a part. Certainly diet plays a big part.

Lack of progress in science and medicine, despite trillions spent and wasted, indicates to me we still may not even correctly understand what's going on.

Good news is it appears cheap and simple prevention works.

There is a population of Orthodox monks on Mt Athos, Greece, who apply as adults (most will have grown up on SAD diets,) yet have no lung or bladder cancer, 4x less prostate cancer, virtually no heart disease, strokes, Alzheimer's, etc., and these men are age 50-104! And they eat... plants!