Is the cancer epidemic a wakeup call?
Lendon H. Smith, M.D.
Alive Magazine

Just in this last week. I have been getting several not-so-subtle messages that we are all being subject to physical, electrical, chemical, and emotional stressors that separately may not be significant enough to truncate our health, but combined might be enough to overwhelm our bodies ability to raise a defense.

Rate of Cancer Highest in North America

North America leads the world in the rate of cancers diagnosed in adults, followed closely by Western Europe and Australia and New Zealand, according to a recent estimate of worldwide cancer rates.

The study found that 1.5% of the North American population aged 15 years and older -- more than 3 million people -- had been diagnosed with at least one of 25 different cancers within the past 5 years. The results only include individuals diagnosed in the past 5 years because people who live longer are considered to be cured.

Chlorinated Water Can Effect Cancer Risk

Lifetime consumption of chlorinated tap water can more than double the risk of bladder and rectal cancers in certain individuals, two new studies conclude.