10 persistent cancer myths debunked

[OrbitalDawn]

http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk...the-hype-10-persistent-cancer-myths-debunked/

Myth 1: Cancer is a man-made, modern disease
Myth 2: Superfoods prevent cancer
Myth 3: ‘Acidic’ diets cause cancer
Myth 4: Cancer has a sweet tooth
Myth 5: Cancer is a fungus – and sodium bicarbonate is the cure
Myth 6: There’s a miracle cancer cure…
Myth 7: …And Big Pharma are suppressing it
Myth 8: Cancer treatment kills more than it cures
Myth 9: We’ve made no progress in fighting cancer
Myth 10: Sharks don’t get cancer

 

[satanboy]

Myth 1: Cancer is a man-made, modern disease

I've never heard this before.

 

[DJ...]

The sugar bit is an oversimplification of them attempting to address an oversimplification. Cancer exclusively adopts an anaerobic metabolic process, meaning that elimination of glucose may in fact thwart cancer growth. It has shown some great possibilities...

 

[Ninja'd]

I've never heard this before.

There's a wacky theory floating around that the CIA gave Bob Marley cancer.

 

[Rocket-Boy]

The sugar bit is an oversimplification of them attempting to address an oversimplification. Cancer exclusively adopts an anaerobic metabolic process, meaning that elimination of glucose may in fact thwart cancer growth. It has shown some great possibilities...

This is true, people on type 2 diabetes medication show a marked slowdown in cancerous growth.
There are many theories on cancer and glucose but it seems safe to say that higher glucose levels are related to faster growth.