Ricki Lewis

Jun 29, 2012 10:28 AM EDT

1. Avoid pollution - define pollution. Fact is pollution of some kind is present everywhere especially in homes made with wood, bricks, cement, and/or in contact with the ground or the atmosphere.
2. Eat vegetables - genetically we were designed to be omnivores. Last time I checked plants are just as likely to contain cancer triggers as herbivores that only eat vegetables.
3. Exercise - we all exercise just some more than others. How much and what kind of exercise is enough to provide 100% prevention of developing Cancer?
4. Read - how does knowledge prevent Cancer?

5. although it wasn't numbered it is likely the only way to avoid a diagnosis of Cancer - DON'T TEST FOR CANCER. Otherwise known as "ignorance is bliss."

- Chuck Rossier

Jun 29, 2012 12:39 PM EDT

My blog is just well-meant suggestions for living a healthier lifestyle -- not a 100% promise or guarantee of anything. I agree with some points, not others. I would never use genetics and design in the same sentence, but that's a matter of opinion. And I'm damn certain that NOT everyone exercises. Yes, carcinogens are everywhere, but are present in some environments to a greater extent than others. And maybe reading can't prevent a mutation that disrupts the cell cycle, but knowing what to avoid can up the chances that that doesn't happen. My caveat at the end addresses the fact that we can do everything we can to prevent cancer, and it still happens. And the title is preventing the lethality of cancer -- not the cancer itself. Hence the prostate story.

- Ricki Lewis