{"id":577,"date":"2014-10-01T17:35:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T17:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/?p=577"},"modified":"2014-10-01T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T17:36:33","slug":"the-power-of-choice-in-cancer-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/lifestyle-changes-2\/the-power-of-choice-in-cancer-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Power of Choice&#8221; in Cancer Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cancer-report.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-588\" style=\"margin: 11px;\" alt=\"cancer report\" src=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cancer-report-238x300.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cancer-report-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/cancer-report.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a>It is true that advance treatments for cancer are reducing suffering and saving lives. <em><strong>Unfortunately, despite the many advances in science, cancer will not nor can it be beaten by treatments alone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe World Cancer Report\u201d<\/strong> published about once every 5 years involves collaboration between 250 scientists from more than 40 countries. The most recent report released earlier in 2014 reported that in twenty years there will be more than <em>20 million new cancer cases<\/em> per year. <em>That\u2019s 20 million per year not all totaled!<\/em> Cancer is on the rise and the greatest impact is expected to hit low and middle income countries.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are a still a few cancers that are poorly understood such as brain cancer, most of the knowledge we presently have about this disease tells us that nearly all adult cancers are a result of personal choices. <em><strong>In other words\u2026they are the consequence of <a title=\"Most Cancer is Preventable through Lifestyle Changes\" href=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/proper-exercise\/most-cancer-is-preventable-through-lifestyle-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\">our lifestyles.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smoking or excessive exposure to the sun might be two of the most obvious \u201ccancer\u201d choices that people make.<\/strong> But what about all those decisions we make daily around food, drink and exercise that adds up to poor fitness and obese unhealthy bodies?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s high time we started taking responsibility for what shows up in our lives rather than sitting back and simply hoping for cures.<a href=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choice-power.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-590\" alt=\"choice power\" src=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choice-power-300x171.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choice-power-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/choice-power.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <em><strong>This places us in \u201cvictim\u201d mode and \u201cvictim\u201d mode always steals your power away.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You cannot \u201ccure\u201d cancer with the same attitude and lifestyle that caused it in the first place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The only sure preventive medicine for cancer is to <a title=\"Basic Blueprint for Better Health\" href=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/wellness\/basic-blueprint-for-better-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">take responsibility and change your lifestyle \u201cchoices\u201d<\/a>. To become \u201cempowered\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Without taking responsibility for the choices that have already shown up in your life you cannot be empowered to make new choices.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>So, the first steps in preventing cancer is to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Accept responsibility for your actions<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Empower yourself to shift your choices to healthy choices<\/p>\n<p>What we need to understand about cancer is that cancer is a mutation of numerous cells within in body. You do not \u201cget\u201d cancer because cancer forms in the body\u2026it does not come from without. It is the result of our body\u2019s system failing to function as it\u2019s supposed to. These mutations are the result of circumstances\u2026most of which we <em>do have<\/em> control over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any one of these things can cause cancer cells to mutate and divide:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Poor, improper nutrition<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Physical damage (as in accidents)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Turmoil in our emotions beyond the ordinary<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Exposure to toxins, poisons and carcinogens<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Genetic disposition (don\u2019t use this as an excuse not to change your lifestyle)<\/p>\n<p><em>If these things are not arrested and addressed, cancer continues to grow and more tumors show up in the body.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Taking responsibility for our lives is a huge turning point in our defense system. It puts the power of \u201cchoice\u201d squarely into our hands. The truth is, <a title=\"5 Reasons Physical Activity Prevents and Fights Disease\" href=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/proper-exercise\/5-reasons-physical-activity-prevents-and-fights-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\">people who live active healthy lifestyles<\/a> have a much better chance of avoiding any type of cancer. These choices can and should begin as early as childhood.<\/p>\n<p>You can prevent nearly all cancers. Buck up, take responsibility and quit trying to blame outside sources.<\/p>\n<p>Only you can make the choices your body needs to live vitally healthy, mentally sharp and physically strong.<\/p>\n<p>Your life truly is &#8220;in your hands&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t you like to know RIGHT NOW if there is an\u00a0<b>invisible threat\u00a0<\/b>hanging over your head? Take my 1 minute <a href=\"http:\/\/justsaynotocancer.com\/articles\/at-risk-for-cancer\/?takequiz=y\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Cancer Risk Test&#8221; <\/a>to find out how vulnerable you are to developing some form of cancer in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is true that advance treatments for cancer are reducing suffering and saving lives. Unfortunately, despite the many advances in science, cancer will not nor can it be beaten by treatments alone. \u201cThe World Cancer Report\u201d published about once every 5 years involves collaboration between 250 scientists from more than 40 countries. 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