Participants: Don Mackintosh (Host), Neil Nedley
Series Code: HFAL
Program Code: HFAL000216
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00:01 The following program presents principles designed
00:03 to promote good health and is not intended 00:06 to take the place of personalized professional care. 00:09 The opinions and ideas expressed are those of the speaker. 00:12 Viewers are encouraged to draw their own conclusions 00:15 about the information presented. 00:50 Hello and welcome to "Health for A Lifetime." 00:52 We're glad you joined us today 00:53 and today we're gonna be talking about a disease 00:56 that strikes fear in the heart of people 00:57 who hear the word and that's cancer. 00:59 And talking with us today is Dr. Neil Nedley. 01:02 He is a specialist in internal medicine from Ardmore, Oklahoma. 01:05 And you see a lot of people that have cancer. 01:08 Yes, actually I diagnose it almost on a daily basis. 01:12 What is cancer exactly? 01:13 Cancer is a change in the genetic material, 01:17 something gets into the gene 01:18 and actually changes the cell into an abnormal cell 01:22 but the body doesn't recognize it as being abnormal 01:25 and so it's allowed to grow and multiply and spread. 01:30 And then it causes problems 01:31 because it cuts off supply to this 01:33 or that and gets in the way? 01:34 That's right. What is the impact of-- 01:38 of cancer on this nation and around the world? 01:41 Well, we have a graphic that actually shows 01:44 the statistics on the impact. It's pretty incredible. 01:47 One out of every two men will get it 01:49 at some point in their life. 01:51 One out of every three women will get it. 01:53 And one out of every four deaths 01:55 in this country is currently from cancer. 01:59 And that's pretty phenomenal and that's not talking 02:01 about just the benign skin cancers, 02:03 many of the skin cancers, the squamous cell 02:06 and the basal cells are not harmful 02:09 and they could be easily removed and detected. 02:12 But this is talking about 02:13 the life threatening varieties of cancer. 02:16 And so many people just think that 02:18 they have to hope that they don't get this disease 02:23 but they don't realize there's a lot of things they could do. 02:26 Now they could prevent them from getting it down the road. 02:29 So this is like almost now the number one killer. 02:31 Usually, we talk about heart disease being number one. 02:33 Has cancer surpassed heart disease? 02:35 Well, if you look at just the statistics 02:37 on coronary artery disease, cancer has surpassed it now. 02:42 If you take a look at the cause of coronary artery disease, 02:45 which is atherosclerosis which would involve stroke 02:48 and a lot of kidney failure etcetera, 02:50 atherosclerosis would still be above cancer. 02:53 But if you're just looking at the artery disease 02:56 affecting the heart, cancer is now number one. 03:00 And you're saying that these are the big cancers 03:02 you're talking about in terms of impact in these statistics. 03:05 It's not you said basal cell or squamous cell or-- 03:10 Right 'cause virtually, I mean, 03:12 a whole lot of people will get those 03:14 just as a result of aging and being outdoors. 03:18 Is that--is this including melanoma 03:20 that you're talking about? 03:21 Yes. This would be including melanoma. 03:23 Melanoma we would include as a life-threatening cancer. 03:27 Sure, I mean, yeah, that's a huge problem. 03:32 Okay, then so we've seen the impact. 03:36 Maybe we should talk about warning signs? 03:38 Yes, absolutely, because many people 03:42 ignore the warning signs and then run into trouble. 03:46 In fact, just last week, 03:47 I had a patient ignore one of these warning signs 03:50 for over a year and was absolutely shocked 03:54 when he finally found out that he had cancer. 03:56 He just had no clue. 03:58 And if he would've actually come to us at the first sign of this, 04:02 we probably could've spared him some very dis-forming surgery 04:08 that he is now gonna have to undergo. 04:10 So these warning signs would be like not watching 04:13 the traffic lights or going in the wrong way 04:14 in a one-way street when it doesn't look like 04:16 there's anyone there 04:17 but then all the sudden traffic jam comes. 04:19 Exactly. Okay. 04:21 We have a graphic on the warning signs as well. Okay. 04:23 And there're seven different cancer warning signs. 04:26 A change in bowel or bladder habits 04:29 and that can occur either way you can have constipation 04:32 or you could go into diarrhea 04:33 and if that persists that really needs to be checked out. 04:36 Change in bladder habits can occur either way, 04:38 either increase in frequency or decrease. 04:41 A sore that does not heal. 04:44 Would be the second cancer warning sign 04:46 and sores are supposed to heal after a couple of weeks 04:48 and if they don't, need to be checked out. 04:50 Unusual bleeding or discharge. 04:53 Now this is the one 04:54 that my patient ignored for over a year. 04:58 He attributed it to hemorrhoids. 04:59 And now is severely disappointed at himself. 05:02 Thickening of a lump in the breast 05:04 or elsewhere is the fourth cancer warning sign. 05:07 And that--this is why we recommend women 05:11 actually check theirs breast monthly. 05:14 Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing. 05:16 This highlights the fastest rising cancer in the U.S. 05:20 which is cancer of the esophagus. 05:23 And if you've had indigestion for more than five years, 05:25 it needs to be checked out. 05:27 If you have any difficulty in swallowing 05:29 where the food kinda hangs up before it goes down, 05:31 that needs to be checked out. 05:32 Or obvious change in a wart or a mole 05:36 that would also need to be checked out. 05:38 A change in its color or in its size or shape. 05:42 Nagging cough or hoarseness. 05:44 After a cold, it's of course 05:45 common to have that for maybe two or three weeks. 05:47 But if that goes on for more than two or three weeks, 05:49 it really needs to be checked out. 05:51 So all of these warning signs you probably have stories 05:54 about people that have neglected these. 05:56 Absolutely. And you talked about the one 06:00 that was having unusual discharge 06:02 or bleeding with hemorrhoids 06:04 and you've seen the others with the coughing--nagging cough? 06:09 Yes, we have. Some people put up with a cough for six months, 06:12 you know, before getting checked out. 06:14 And what's that usually sign of cancer of a nagging cough? 06:18 Often cancer of the lung or the bronchial tubes 06:21 supplying the lung, could be cancer of the larynx as well. 06:24 Yeah, go through these warning signs again 06:25 and just tell me what kind of cancer 06:27 maybe would be associated with them. 06:29 Well, the change in bowel habits would be cancer of the colon. 06:33 That's the second leading cause of cancer. 06:35 Change in urinary habits 06:37 could be cancer of the bladder or the kidney. 06:40 The change in a wart or mole that's going to be melanoma, 06:45 the type of skin cancer-- Talk about that a little bit 06:47 because I think it's really important 06:48 and lots of people have warts or moles. 06:50 A dermatologist the other day said if you have 30 or more, 06:53 you know, warts or these moles or different things 06:56 you're at higher risk, 50 for sure 06:58 but what kind of changes are you looking for? 07:02 Well, we're looking for a change in color, change in size, 07:07 or change in the actual shape of the mole. 07:11 And so that's what we-- 07:12 Size, shape, or color, okay. Yeah. 07:17 And some of the other warning signs we mentioned? 07:19 Yeah, the thickening, the breast of course is breast cancer 07:23 but notice it also said lumps elsewhere. 07:26 Many people can get lymphoma 07:29 or can get a cancer that affects the lymph glands 07:32 and so they might get enlargement in the neck area, 07:36 here is where we check for nodes, 07:38 under the arm is where we check for. 07:40 Even the groin area, there can be lymph nodes there, 07:42 little bumps that crop up 07:44 and if those bumps crop up it really needs to be checked out. 07:47 Yeah, so any unusual thing. 07:49 And is that true breast cancer is even a problem for men? 07:51 Yes, 1% of breast cancers are in men 07:55 and so it's a good idea for men to check it as well. 07:59 Fortunately, it's easier to check 08:01 because they're not as big or pendulous in a man 08:05 but it's a good idea just to do that ever so often. 08:08 So these are just like the traffic lights that tell us, 08:11 say, if it's flashing take a look and check it out. 08:14 We've talked about the impact. 08:15 We've talked about warning signs. 08:17 Probably what you're saying 08:18 then is that screening is very important? 08:21 Screening is important simply because most people 08:26 even if they follow the cancer warning signs 08:29 are gonna still end up with cancer spread to vital organs 08:32 before the first warning sign develops. 08:35 Okay, so this means even though look for the warning signs but-- 08:38 The warning signs are not we're it's all at. 08:40 In fact, about 5% of cancer deaths could be spared. 08:43 And that's significant 'cause there's over 500,000 deaths. 08:46 So we're talking 25,000 peoples lives could be spared every year 08:51 if they would pay attention to warning signs. Okay. 08:54 cancer deaths 08:56 and so that doesn't take care of the other part. 08:59 And so that's why the American Cancer Society recommends 09:02 screening and screening means you have no symptoms at all. 09:05 You're feeling great. You're looking great. 09:07 And here you're having to undergo a test to see 09:10 whether you have early cancer and that can save lives. 09:13 Okay, so what kind of screenings? All right. 09:16 We also have a graphic in regards to the screening. 09:21 Physical Exam is a screening test 09:23 with attention to the thyroid, lymph nodes, 09:26 oral cavity, skin, testicles, and ovaries. 09:30 Those are the things that should be checked 09:31 at least every two or three years, 09:33 in some instances more often. 09:35 A stool slide test for microscopic blood 09:38 is recommended in anyone over the age of 40. 09:42 And then a sigmoidoscopy or actually a colonoscopy. 09:47 Colonoscopy would be better at checking the entire colon 09:50 since colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death. 09:52 That should occur at age 50 if you have no symptoms. 09:56 And then every five years maybe if you have a whole colonoscopy 10:00 and it's negative you could wait 10 years for your next one. 10:03 PSA test for men is recommended now 10:06 over the age of 50 in an annual basis. 10:10 And then in women 10:11 there are additional cancer warning signs 10:13 that I don't think we have the graphic on that. 10:16 But the breast exam once a year after the age of 40-- 10:22 By a clinician. By a clinician and then mammography 10:26 after 40 about every two years after 50 every year. 10:30 In women, it's also recommended 10:32 that they undergo a pelvic exam 10:34 and Pap smear actually at the age 10:38 that sexual activity begins. 10:40 And the reason for that is that cervical cancer 10:43 is a sexually transmitted disease. 10:44 It's transmitted by Chlamydia 7% of the time, 10:48 papillomavirus, the other 93%. 10:51 And there's only two groups of women 10:53 who are not at risk for cervical cancer. 10:56 And that is women who've obviously been single 10:59 and not had sexual relations 11:01 or the other group of women would be women 11:04 who've had a monogamous relationship with a man for life 11:08 and that man has also had 11:10 a monogamous relationship with her 11:12 and she would not be at risk. 11:15 And of course today in our society 11:17 that would signify the minority of adult women 11:22 and so that's why the Pap smear is recommended. 11:25 Couple of things, sigmoidoscopy you said 11:28 which is I guess that part of the colon not the entire colon 11:31 but just the sigmoid part. 11:33 Yeah, it's the first 60 meters from the anus on up. 11:36 That's where about 60% or 70% of colon cancers occur. 11:40 Someone told me that African-Americans 11:42 they don't see their colon cancers 11:44 diagnosed by just a sigmoid 11:46 because it's on the other side usually? 11:48 Well, and also you know 11:50 white Americans and Asian Americans too. 11:52 Thirty percent of cancers 11:54 won't be detected in the sigmoid. 11:56 And actually I would prefer that that recommendation 12:00 by the American Cancer Society be updated to include 12:03 the entire colon 'cause I've had people. 12:05 In fact, I just had a white Minnesota person 12:08 passing through town on his way back to Minnesota 12:13 for the spring he wintered in Southern Texas. 12:18 And he got a bowel blockage. 12:20 And he'd had his sigmoidoscopy screenings. 12:23 He had done all the screenings that were recommended. 12:25 And he'd never had surgery before 12:27 so when he'd a bowel blockage, 12:29 I thought uh-oh and we went and put a scope in there 12:31 and sure enough he had a cancer in the cecum 12:35 that was blocking his small bowel. 12:37 And it already spread to vital organs. 12:39 And so very disappointing 12:41 and so it's better to get the full screening test 12:44 in my mind which would be the colonoscopy. 12:47 So again the warning signs are things 12:49 that might be too late already 12:51 I mean 'cause the warning is there 12:53 but the screenings are kinda like a helicopter 12:55 going over the, you know, looking all over to see 12:57 if there is traffic jams here and there that you couldn't see 13:00 just driving down the road of life. 13:03 And these things are just important to do. 13:04 We're talking with Dr. Neil Nedley. 13:06 We're talking about cancer. 13:08 We've had some excellent advice here 13:10 this first half in terms of warning signs and screening. 13:13 I hope that you are following through on this. 13:15 It might not be a bad idea to jot these things down 13:18 and talk to your physician about them today 13:20 and get these things scheduled. 13:21 When we come back, we're gonna talk 13:23 a little further about how to avoid cancer. 13:26 Join us when we come back. 13:30 Are you confused about the endless strain with new 13:32 and often contradictory health information with companies 13:36 trying to sell new drugs 13:38 and special interest groups paying for studies 13:40 that spin the facts? 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14:53 What kind of percentage would be avoiding cancer 14:56 if they did the screenings? 14:57 About another 5% so about another 25,000 lives 15:00 could be spared every year by undergoing cancer screening 15:03 and so together those two would be able to avoid 15:06 over 50,000 deaths per year. Now you have the stomach here. 15:09 You were saying that one of the most common things 15:11 is to pick up on this again one of the most common 15:15 cancers is a cancer of the esophagus, 15:18 the cancer of the what is this, a stomach? 15:21 Yes, this is the stomach but the fastest growing cancer 15:25 in America right now is occurring right in here. 15:27 And that is the cancer of the esophagus, 15:30 the bottom portion of the esophagus. 15:32 And you can see actually on the screen 15:34 how the color of that esophagus is changed. 15:37 Normally, that color is a pale color like up in here. 15:41 But that color down there is a change 15:43 in the lining of the esophagus 15:45 and that change is called Barrett's esophagus. 15:48 Barrett's esophagus. 15:50 Barrett's esophagus is a precancerous condition. 15:54 That will lead to cancer in many cases 15:57 and Barrett's is actually caused by reflux. 16:00 Reflux so in other words heartburn? 16:02 That's right heartburn, acid coming 16:04 from the stomach area up into the esophagus. 16:08 Now the stomach is supposed to have acid 16:12 'cause that's where digestion occurs. 16:13 But there's a sphincter here that's supposed 16:15 to stay closed so that acid doesn't come back up in here 16:19 but when acid does come back up in there 16:21 over the course of months and years 16:23 that mucosa can change into Barrett's esophagus. 16:26 While we're down in my stomach, 16:28 what was that little red thing down there? 16:29 That little red thing is a peptic ulcer. 16:32 Okay, well, we may want to take care of that too. 16:34 But let me ask you how did you get down 16:35 into my stomach to look at this? 16:37 Through a scope. Through a scope. 16:39 And does that scope come this way or the other way? 16:41 No, it comes through the mouth. 16:42 And so we give you medicines so you're sleeping. 16:44 We come down with a scope 16:46 about as big around as my little finger here. 16:48 And so we can go down in here 16:50 and find the Barrett's esophagus. 16:53 You do this in your office or on the road? 16:55 We do it in the hospital setting or in an endoscopy center. 17:00 All right. So you give someone a little something 17:02 to knock him out and then look down there. 17:05 And this should be checked if you're having heartburn 17:07 for how long did you say? 17:08 If you've had heartburn for more than five years, 17:10 it is recommended that you have an endoscopy to make sure 17:12 you don't have that premalignant condition. 17:14 And if you don't deal with this, 17:17 how deadly is esophageal cancer? 17:19 Very deadly, death within six months 17:21 in the vast majority of case. 17:23 If you're lucky, you may live a year after diagnosis. 17:26 And that's why we're trying to catch it in the preface. 17:29 If we catch it in the preface, we can do something about it. 17:32 And a lot of people just cover their heartburn and indigestion. 17:35 In fact, if you've had to take, you know, 17:37 over the counter Prilosec or Pepcid, 17:40 or antacids on a regular basis and you think, 17:43 "Well, I don't have that much heartburn 17:44 'cause I'm taking these drugs that isn't-- 17:47 You're masking the symptom. Exactly. 17:51 So, yeah, after you start eating at the right times 17:54 and everything if you're still having heartburn, 17:56 that's a real sign. 17:57 In other words, if you're eating late at night 17:58 and the curse doesn't come causeless the Bible says. 18:02 But if you're eating the right time 18:03 and you still have that that's even probably 18:05 more of a warning sign. What do you say? 18:06 Yeah, absolutely. So cancer, you know, 18:10 we've talked about the warning signs. 18:11 We talked about screening but is it true or false that, 18:14 I mean, each of us have to encounter cancer cells 18:16 each day in our own body? 18:17 Is that true or is that false? I've heard that. 18:19 Well, not necessarily cancer cells. 18:21 They may be getting closer to that. 18:24 There's kind of a gradation just like with Barrett's esophagus 18:28 going to pre-cancer and then the cancer. 18:31 There is dysplastic cells that can occur 18:34 that are not necessarily frank cancer cells 18:36 that our body can sniff out and destroy 18:40 through its own immune system. 18:41 Well, let's talk about that because I think 18:43 prevention is probably the key here. 18:44 And so it's a lot easier to get out of a-- 18:48 avoid a traffic jam than to get into one. 18:50 So that's why we sent 18:52 the helicopter up for the screening. 18:53 And the warning signs we put on 18:55 our CB radios and our walky talkies 18:56 but what about preventing it all together? 18:59 What kind of things can we do? 19:01 Well, there's two primary ways 19:02 that we can prevent cancer. 19:04 One is by avoiding carcinogens 19:05 and the other is by boosting the immune system. 19:07 So avoiding the carcinogens is another way of saying cancer 19:10 causing agents and what would those-- 19:12 be those things that we need to avoid? 19:14 Number one carcinogen is tobacco in any form 19:18 and so whether it's chewed or whether it's smoked, 19:21 it has carcinogenic substances in it 19:24 and it can cause cancer of the lung, 19:26 the lip, the throat, the mouth, the esophagus actually. 19:31 What we just talked about twice is likely in smokers, 19:34 stomach twice is likely, 19:35 a liver cancer is twice is likely in smokers, 19:38 cancer of the kidney and bladder four to eight times is likely, 19:41 cancer of the pancreas twice is likely, 19:44 even cancer of the penis in men significantly increased. 19:48 So that's the entire what they'd call alimentary canal 19:51 everywhere that goes. Yeah. 19:53 And even though you're not inhaling 19:55 into your stomach somehow it gets there. 19:56 Exactly, it goes through the bloodstream. 19:58 Okay. So those are the carcinogens to avoid-- 20:02 But it's one carcinogen-- And its effect. 20:04 What's another one? Another one that the world 20:06 is largely not aware of is alcohol. Alcohol? 20:10 Yes, alcohol actually increases 20:12 the risk of esophageal cancer as well. 20:15 It also increases the risk of liver cancer significantly. 20:18 And it also increases the risk of 20:21 the throat cancers, the pharyngeal cancers. 20:24 Most of those cancers occur in those 20:25 who are drinking alcohol regularly 20:28 in rather large amounts 20:30 what would normally be considered alcoholism. 20:33 But there're two forms of cancer that do not occur in alcoholics 20:37 but significantly increase 20:38 the risk in just moderate drinkers. 20:40 And one of those is breast cancer. 20:43 Over 100 studies now have documented 20:45 that alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer. 20:49 And it is incredible that even 20:52 one drink every 15 days in a woman 20:55 can increase the risk of breast cancer by 60%. 20:57 Sixty percent just one drink every 15 days. 21:00 So just do not drink at all is the message? 21:03 Yeah, absolutely and you know, 21:04 what amazes me is that even though that information is clear 21:09 and over 100 studies documenting this worldwide 21:13 when those studies come out the evening news channels 21:16 do not broadcast those studies. Yeah. 21:19 When there is a study that comes out showing 21:21 that maybe heart disease is decreased a little bit 21:23 'cause alcohol will raise the HDL 21:26 that is broadcast on the evening news 21:28 and so alcohol-- the media uses a filter 21:32 in reporting the alcohol studies 21:34 and I think its unconscionable that they're doing 21:37 that because many people don't recognize 21:40 that they maybe trading one disease for another. 21:42 In fact, if you drink enough alcohol, 21:44 you get cirrhosis of the liver. 21:46 You only have 25% chance of dying of heart disease 21:49 compared to some of the general population 21:51 but you traded it for cirrhosis 21:53 and many people are trading it for cancer and don't realize it. 21:56 Well, I say Dr. Nedley for the evening news. 22:00 Okay, so we have tobacco. We have alcohol. 22:03 Any other things we want to avoid? 22:04 Caffeine. Okay. 22:05 Caffeine increases reflux. 22:07 It weakens that esophageal sphincter 22:09 and causes acid to come up in-- 22:11 That's a growing cancer of the stomach. 22:14 We want to decrease that by not having caffeine. 22:16 Yes, caffeine is a co-carcinogen, 22:18 meaning if you have other carcinogens around, 22:20 it's a lot easier for the carcinogen 22:24 to get into the genetic material. 22:26 Caffeine will augment that. 22:28 And so caffeine has been associated 22:29 with cancers of the pancreas as well as 22:32 cancers of the urinary bladder and esophagus. 22:36 So goodbye all those heavily or even partially 22:40 or even what about just tiny bit of caffeine? 22:43 Well, tiny bit of caffeine we would also recommend against. 22:48 It has addictive potential. 22:51 And also we would recommend 22:53 in the esophagus recommending against the decafs. 22:57 The decafs have tannins in it 22:58 that can do the same thing that the caffeine does. 23:00 Won't cause cancer of the pancreas or bladder 23:03 like the caffeine is associated with so it's a better step. 23:06 It would be better if you want to, you know, 23:09 simulate caffeine to use something 23:11 that is gonna be totally 23:13 non-carcinogenic like postum or aroma. 23:15 What about flesh foods, 23:17 meats those kind of things, are those carcinogenic? 23:19 They are. Okay. 23:20 Actually clear cut now through a number of studies 23:23 but Harvard University did a nice study on meat intake 23:27 and colon cancer and we have a graphic on that. 23:30 This study was done by Dr. Walter Willett 23:33 and notice those that were eating meat 23:35 just one time a month had a 39% increased risk of colon cancer. 23:40 Thirty nine percent of the colon 23:41 and that's number two cause of death in America you said. 23:43 Number two cause of cancer death. 23:45 Two to three times a week it increases to 50%. 23:48 And then five or six times a week, 84% increased risk. 23:54 And if you're eating meat on a daily basis, 23:56 you know, lot of people think they're doing good 23:58 'cause they don't eat meat maybe two meals a day 23:59 but they're gonna eat it that one meal, 24:01 149% increased risk of colon cancer. 24:05 Dr. Willett stated that there was no safe 24:07 level of meat intake as far as colon cancer is concerned 24:11 but he also stated the more often 24:12 it's consumed the higher the risk. 24:15 And this is any meat not just red meat? That's right. 24:17 His study was on red meat but then Loma Linda University 24:20 did a study two years later on white meat 24:23 and showed the same association. 24:25 Same number, same percentage? 24:26 Yeah, well, they were roughly the same 24:28 actually eating chicken just once a month 24:31 also dramatically increased. 24:32 There was more than 39%. 24:34 It was like 80% increased risk 24:35 if you eat chicken just one time a month. 24:37 Well, so doing this is just like heading into the traffic jam. 24:40 Heading into the traffic jam, absolutely. 24:43 It's like putting bull's eye in the side of your car. 24:45 And it would be bad enough if it just caused colon cancer. 24:48 But it also has been implicated in cancer of the breast 24:52 the more often its consumed, 24:54 lymphoma dramatically related to meat intake, 24:57 cancer of the esophagus, related to meat intake, 24:59 cancer of the pancreas related to meat intake, 25:02 cancer of the endometrium in women 25:05 and animal protein even dairy products 25:08 have been associated with cancer of the ovary. 25:11 This might seem like an obvious question. 25:13 But do you eat meat? I don't. 25:15 What about cancer of the prostate? 25:17 Cancer of the prostate also yes. Good point. 25:20 In fact, a number of studies 25:21 and that's one of the most well studied associations 25:24 between meat intake and animal fat intake. 25:28 In particular, it's the animal fat intake 25:30 whether it's from meat or from diary 25:32 that can help bring it about. 25:34 And some people have taken advantage 25:37 of that thing in New York City you know, 25:41 the PETA group, which we don't necessarily hardly endorse 25:44 but they had a milk mustache on Mayor Giuliani 25:47 and put "Got prostate cancer" on the billboard 25:51 and the City of New York removed 25:54 that billboard shortly afterwards but-- 25:56 Yeah, I'm sure they did. 25:57 What about fish? Fish can also do it. 26:00 In fact, fish is one 26:01 of the highest levels of pesticides. 26:03 And our last graphic has to do with fish. 26:06 Fish used to be a healthy food 100 years ago, 26:09 but with our modern society lake water 26:12 has 0.02 parts per million of DDD in it. 26:15 Phytoplankton living in the DDD contaminated water 26:17 five parts per million, the herbivorous fish 26:19 that eat the phytoplankton 40 to 300 parts per million, 26:22 and the carnivorous fish up to 2500 parts per million of DDD. 26:26 That's a very unsafe level. It can cause cancer. 26:29 It can also cause mental health problems. 26:31 And what we are finding is with mercury 26:34 and with other contaminates in the water, 26:37 it's concentrated up to 1,000 26:39 or million fold in the fat of fish. 26:41 Wow, so this-- water because it's polluted 26:45 and all the stuff, the fish is just no longer healthy to eat. 26:49 Right and so you really need to get-- 26:50 fish has some healthy things like Omega 3, 26:53 but it's better to get the Omega 3 from plant sources 26:55 where you don't have that biomagnifications. 26:57 We've been talking with Dr. Neil Nedley. 26:59 Thank you so much by the way 27:01 for coming talking with us about cancer. 27:03 And thank you for what you're doing with your patients. 27:06 You know, it sounds like you do a lot 27:09 of education with your patients. 27:10 Yeah, it's very important you know, 27:12 we can clean up some of the messes there 27:15 but we can turn the faucet off, 27:17 only the patient can do that. 27:19 And you probably talked to that patient 27:20 about turning the faucet off quite often through education. 27:23 Don't you? Absolutely. 27:24 Now we can't avoid all carcinogens, 27:26 but we should look for the warning signs? 27:28 Well, and we should also try to avoid 27:30 as much of the carcinogens as we can, 27:32 the less the carcinogen load, the less the risk of cancer. 27:36 But that also underscores the importance 27:38 of boosting the immune system, 27:39 the second-pronged approach in preventing cancer. 27:42 We've been talking with Dr. Neil Nedley. 27:44 Do not just dismiss this program. 27:47 Follow through on these warning signs, 27:48 get these screenings done. 27:50 Show this tape to your friends and relatives. 27:53 We want you to have health that lasts for a lifetime 27:55 but more than that have a relationship with God 27:58 and it can last for eternity. |
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