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Colorectal (Bowel) Cancer

Overview

Cancer is not a single disease with a single cause and a single type of treatment. There are more than 200 different types of cancer, each with its own name and treatment. Although cells in different parts of the body may look and work differently, most repair and reproduce themselves in the same way. Normally, cells divide in an orderly and controlled way. But if for some reason the process gets out of control, the cells carry on dividing and develop into a lump called a tumour. Tumours are either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Doctors can tell if a tumour is benign or malignant by removing a piece of tissue (biopsy) and examining a small sample of cells under a microscope.

In a benign tumor the cells do not spread to other parts of the body and so are not cancerous. However, they may carry on growing at the original site, and may cause a problem by pressing on surrounding organs.

In a malignant tumor the cancer cells have the ability to spread beyond the original area of the body. If the tumor is left untreated, it may spread into surrounding tissue. Sometimes cells break away from the original (primary) cancer. They may spread to other organs in the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system.

The lymphatic system is part of the immune system – the body’s natural defense against infection and disease. It’s made up of organs such as bone marrow, the thymus, the spleen, and lymph nodes. The lymph nodes throughout the body are connected by a network of tiny lymphatic tubes (ducts). The lymphatic system has two main roles: it helps to protect the body from infection and it drains fluid from the tissues. When the cancer cells reach a new area they may go on dividing and form a new tumor. This is known as a secondary cancer or a metastasis.

Bowel cancer is also called colorectal cancer and includes large bowel cancer (colon cancer) and cancer of the back passage (rectal cancer or cancer of the rectum.) Bowel cancer is a general term for cancer that begins in the large bowel. Depending on where in the bowel the cancer starts, bowel cancer is sometimes called colon cancer or rectal cancer.

Early colorectal/ bowel cancer may have no symptoms and in more advanced bowel cancer, it is possible to experience symptoms similar to those caused by less serious medical problems, such as haemorrhoids (piles), so it is always best to consult a licensed health practitioner to have them checked out.

The initial symptoms of colorectal/ bowel cancer include:

  • blood in your stools (feces) or bleeding from your rectum
  • a change to your normal bowel habits that persists for more than six weeks, such as diarrhea, constipation or passing stools more frequently than usual
  • abdominal pain
  • unexplained weight loss

As bowel cancer progresses, it can sometimes cause bleeding inside the bowel. Eventually, this can lead to your body not having enough red blood cells. This is known as anemia.

Symptoms of anemia include:

  • fatigue
  • breathlessness

In some cases, bowel cancer can cause an obstruction in the bowel. Symptoms of a bowel obstruction include:

  • a feeling of bloating, usually around the belly button
  • abdominal pain
  • constipation
  • vomiting

Most cases of bowel cancer first develop inside clumps of cells on the inner lining of the bowel. These clumps are known as polyps. However, if you develop polyps, it does not necessarily mean that you will get bowel cancer.

Exactly what causes cancer to develop inside the bowel is still unknown but research has shown that several factors may make you more likely to develop it.  Some factors such as family history, cannot be changed – but there are many factors which you can change.

Family History:

There is evidence that bowel cancer can run in families. Around 20% of people who develop bowel cancer have a close relative (mother, father, brother or sister) or a second-degree relative (grandparent, uncle or aunt) who have also had bowel cancer.

It is estimated that if you have one close relative with a history of bowel cancer, your risk of getting bowel cancer is doubled. If you have two close relatives with a history of bowel cancer, your risk increases four-fold.

Diet:

A large body of evidence suggests that a diet high in red and processed meat can increase your risk of developing bowel cancer. For this reason, you should limit your intake of red meat. There is also good evidence that a diet high in fiber and low in saturated fat could help reduce your bowel cancer risk. Cancer experts think this is because this type of diet encourages regular bowel movements.

Smoking:

People who smoke cigarettes are 25% more likely to develop bowel cancer, other types of cancer and heart disease than people who do not smoke. Find a local stop-smoking clinics to help and support you.

Alcohol:

A major study, called the EPIC study, showed that alcohol was associated with bowel cancer risk. Even small amounts of alcohol can put you at higher risk of getting bowel cancer. The EPIC study found that for every two units of alcohol a person drinks each day, their risk of bowel cancer goes up by 8%.

Obesity:

Obesity is linked to an increased risk of bowel cancer. Obese men are 50% more likely to develop bowel cancer than people with a healthy weight. Morbidly obese men, who have a body mass index (BMI) of over 40, are twice as likely to develop bowel cancer.

Obese women have a very small increased risk of developing the condition, and morbidly obese women are 50% more likely to develop bowel cancer than women with a healthy weight.

Inactivity:

People who are physically inactive have a higher risk of developing bowel cancer. You can help reduce your risk of bowel and other cancers by being physically active every day. Your risk could be cut by up to one-fifth if you do an hour of vigorous exercise every day or two hours of moderate exercise (such as vacuum cleaning or brisk walking).

Digestive Disorders:

Some conditions may put you at a higher risk of developing bowel cancer. People with Crohn’s disease are 2-3 times more likely to develop bowel cancer. The risk of developing bowel cancer is much higher in people with ulcerative colitis, and as many as 1 in 20 of these people will go on to develop it.

Genetic Conditions:

There are two rare inherited conditions that can cause bowel cancer. They are:

  • familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
  • hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch syndrome

FAP affects 1 in 10,000 people. The condition triggers the growth of non-cancerous polyps inside the bowel. Although the polyps are non-cancerous, there is a very high risk that, over time, at least one will turn cancerous. Almost all people with FAP will have bowel cancer by the time they are 50 years of age.

HNPCC is a type of bowel cancer caused by a mutated gene. An estimated 2-5% of all cases of bowel cancer are due to HNPCC. Around 90% of men and 70% of women with the HNPCC mutation will develop bowel cancer by the time they are 70 years of age.

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If you do the Jeff McCombs Candida Protocol you will already be avoiding all of the foods that trigger cancer.  However here are the foods to avoid at all costs.

  • Do not consume any artificial sweeteners, such as Splenda, NutraSweet or Aspartame
  • Do not consume high fructose corn syrup or mono-sodium glutamate.
  • Do not drink any carbonated beverages.
  • Avoid all fast food or chain restaurants and all processed food.
  • Avoid all canned food.
  • Eat mostly fresh, organic vegetables and fruits.

Avoid all foods that are high in unhealthy saturated and trans-fats, hydrogenated and partially-hydrogenated fats and oils, margarine, and shortening. Eliminate refined white flour, which is found in the majority of foods found on a typical grocery store shelf, including bread, bagels, crackers, cakes, cookies, and other baked good, pasta. Also avoid alcohol, caffeine, simple carbohydrates, sugars and sugar products, foods that are overly spicy, and all processed and commercial “junk” food. Stay clear of all inorganic pasteurized milk and dairy products, including yogurt and cheese; best to eat only raw, organic dairy products.

Empower yourself, and choose a diet emphasizing organic whole foods, including plenty of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables, oats, whole grains, such as brown rice, quinoa and buckwheat. Include a variety of preferably soaked, nuts and seeds, especially pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Minimize your intake of red meat; though be sure to consume adequate amounts of organic, free-range poultry, bison and wild-caught fish. Eat generous quantities of both raw and lightly steamed organic vegetables and large fresh salads daily. Preferably, cook with virgin coconut butter/oil and use extra virgin olive oil, high lignin flax seed oil and hemp seed oil as condiments on veggies and as the base for your daily salad dressing. Throughout the day, drink plenty of pure, filtered water, and avoid drinking—as well as bathing, and showering in—unfiltered tap water, as tap water contains heavy metals and pesticide residues that can settle in high concentrations in the body.

The raw food diet is a food plan that can be of great benefit if you suffer from colorectal (bowel) cancer. Using the guidelines outlined above as a base camp for a clean and healthy diet, one can then transition into a raw food diet as desired. Raw food generates rapid results because of its ability to thoroughly detoxify and liberate your body’s previously untapped energy.

The diet mainly consists of raw fruits, vegetables, and soaked and sprouted nuts and seeds, supplemented with daily consumption of fresh green juices made from a variety of vegetables such as celery, romaine lettuce, spinach, carrot, kale, parsley, and an ever rotating seasonal selection of other organic veggies. Raw foodists enjoy salads, dehydrated flax crackers, seed and nut patés, blended soups, smoothies, and marinated veggies, often mixed with soaked sea vegetables. Since little to no cooked food is consumed, the raw diet has the advantage of instantly eliminating many common allergens. No cooked wheat or wheat by-products are consumed, and generally dairy is omitted, though some might choose to eat moderate quantities of raw goat or sheep milk products, often in the form of a fermented food, such as homemade raw kefir or yogurt.

Dr. Gabriel Cousins, at the Tree of Life Center, endorses the raw food plan as the ultimate healing diet, and offers 100% raw food meals at his healing retreat in Patagonia, Arizona. An important note when choosing a raw food diet: there is an issue of trade-offs. You might miss cooked foods, though you will not miss cancer. More times than not the raw food diet presents itself as an incredible tool that can be used to quickly transition from a serious health challenge into a healing process, ultimately resulting in greater health and well-being.

Supplements:

  • Coral Calcium – Coral calcium website
  • Vitamin D has been shown to be a key factor in healing cancer. Take Vitamin D3 50,000-100,000 International Units a day / for a period of up to 4 weeks.
  • Wholefood supplements are the best way of ensuring your nutritional needs are met.  The best we know on the market is Kevin Trudeau’s “KT Daily” product.  You can find more details here kevintrudeaudailylifesessentials.com/
  • Omega 3s:

Krill oil

Fish oil

Cod liver oil

Vegetarian

Hemp Seed Oil

  • Morter Supplements Trace Minerals
  • Vitamin E (tocopherol) – found in dark green vegetables, eggs, wheatgerm, liver and unrefined vegetable oils as well as some herbs, Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant which can help prevent against bowel/colorectal cancer.
  • Calcium – proven to protect against colorectal/bowel cancer. Found in dark green vegetables, seeds and nuts, milk products, sardines and salmon.
  • Selenium – an essential trace vitamin which acts as a deterrent against cancer in general.
  • Garlic – can help lower the risk of tumours in the colon, stomach, lungs and oesophagus.

Prescription and non-prescription medication:

What non-prescription and prescription drugs are you taking?  Your non-prescription and prescription are partially the reason that you have this illness or disease – you need to get off these medications, but do so only under the guidance of a licensed health care practitioner.

We know that when the body is out of balance, energy doesn’t flow, leading blockages and eventually disease. Here are some things you can do to combat stress and restore balance:

  • Go to a Dr. Morter BEST (Bio-Energetic Synchronisation Technique) Practitioner.
  • Sign up for Energetic Re-Balancing: 2 practitioners to consider are:
  • Stephen Lewis Find out more by clicking here.
  •   – Find out more by clicking here.
  • Dr. Callahan’s Tapping Techniques rogercallahan.com/cmd.php?clk=4187387
  • Consider going to Hippocrates Health Centre, Century Wellness Centre in Reno & Sierra Integrated Medical in Reno
  • Consider using Mary Miller’s Iching System Products – ichingsystemsinstruments.com
  • Try Alphabiotics to reduce stress.

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Heal Your Body, Raise Your Consciousness (qigong for cancer) – NC_Newsletter_12-08.pdf

The cause of all illness and disease: NC_Newsletter_10-07.pdf

Anti-cancer diet – NC_Newsletter_08-05.pdf

Guided imagery and visualisations – low cost solutions for pain relief: NC_Newsletter_07-04.pdf

Alkalinize your diet to get well now – book review NC_Newsletter_07-01.pdf

Live cell therapy (the fountain of youth is real) NC_Newsletter_06-11.pdf

Fluorinated water and cancer linked NC_Newsletter_06-09.pdf

Traditional Chinese Medicine benefits: www.pacificcollege.edu/acupuncture-massage-news/articles/526-chinese-medicine-for-colorectal-cancer-awareness-month.html

Video

Cancer cleanse: www.detoxandcleansing.com/judy-seegercancer-cleanse-camp-cancer-natural-cures/

Curing cancer using our own technology of emotion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmMNlmn1DPc

Ayurveda and cancer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cusE4q7jAw0

Every cancer can be cured in weeks: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgbdNNfotwM

Research

Complementary and alternative therapies in managing cancer:onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.3322/canjclin.49.6.362/full

The role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of colorectal/bowel cancer:www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18512006

Anti-cancer benefit of white tea extract: nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/092110.htm

B6 prevents colorectal cancer in women:www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Vitamin_B6_may_help_prevent_colorectal_cancer_in_women.htm

DMSO and cancer: www.naturalnews.com/037485_DMSO_inflammation_muscle_pain.html

Further Information (links and books)

You Can Heal Your Life – Louise L. Hay; Heal Your Body by Louise L. Hay; The Journey – Brandon Bays;  The Acid Alkaline Food Guide – Dr Susan Brown and Larry Trivieri, Jr; How I Said Bah! to cancerby Stephanie Butland; Thrive by Stephanie Butland; Dying To Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing – By Anita MoorjaniA Survivor’s Guide to Kicking Cancer’s Ass by Dena Mendes ;Cancer [Audio Book]by Louise L. HayDeep Meditation for Healing [Audio Book] by Anita Moorjani;  Cancer-Free: Your Guide to Gentle, Non-toxic Healing by Bill Henderson

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