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Cancer incidence varies from country to country
Cancer incidence varies from country to country
Migration & Cancer
Cancer Cells Cancer development: cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body and spreads to other areas (metastasis)
Diet – a lifetime influence Nutritional influence through the life course - a fundamental exposure at all stages
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Potentially Beneficial foods Potentially Detrimental foods Prostate Care Cookbook – Prof Margaret Rayman Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences Univ. of Surrey, MSc in Nutritional Medicine Potentially Beneficial foods Allium family Cruciferous vegetables Fish/oily fish Tomatoes/lycopene Phytoestrogens Polyphenols Selenium Vitamin D Vitamin E Potentially Detrimental foods Processed meat Burnt or overcooked meat Dairy products Saturated/animal fat
Obesity and cancer
Long Term Health Effects of Cancer Therapy Gastrointestinal dysfunction Psychosocial problems Neurocognitive deficits Cardiorespiratory dysfunction Fertility issues Sexual dysfunction Chronic pain Fatigue Other cancer survivorship issues System navigation Insurability Discrimination Economic issues
Medical Model Treatment for Cancer Body Surgery Radiotherapy Chemotherapy 25
Whole Person Model Mind Body Emotions Spirit OPTIMUM RESILIENCE Also when meeting these needs as a combined form, it all helps boost the immune system, reduces stress and enhances feelings of wellbeing Spirit
Relaxation and the Stress Response
- IMPORTANT – we can’t control everything I recently went to a talk by David Servan Schreiber who xxxxx Angry woman with metastatic breast cancer
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