“Cancer’s human toll, in terms of suffering and death, is tragic and
largely preventable.” Also, cancer is the world’s top “economic killer”
and likely the leading cause of death, according to a new report from
the American Cancer Society presented at 2010 World Cancer Congress in
China (Aug. 18-21).
The following figures illustrate cancer costs globally and nationally:
“We
now know that without immediate intervention, the burden of cancer will
grow enormously in low- and middle income countries, with demands on
health care systems and economic costs that are more than these
developing economies can bear,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, CEO of the
American Cancer Society.
The good news is that approximately 40% of cancers are potentially preventable – a message from the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The question is: Is there any way to fight cancer at a lower economic cost?
Cancer prevention by daily nutrition through a healthy diet is, at
least, one effective strategy that can be put into action by individuals
in a broader population with less economic burden.
Think about it. What do you do to your body? What does the
environment do to your body? And what does the society promote (fat,
fast food,…)?
“Sow melon, reap melon; sow beans, reap beans.” ─ Chinese Proverb
