Inform yourself in independent, reliable sources on the internet, like this: http://www.naturalnews.com/031255_milk_health.html. What if most of your diet is processed vegan foods, what if your diet is too high in refined carbohydrates, what if you are using loads of chemical-laden skin care products/household cleaners? Solid research doesn’t seem to show that colonoscopy will reduce colon cancer by 50%. When Vegans Get Cancer. What I am trying to say is: To be a real Vegan is not for everyone Most vegetarians, even vegans, end up eating refined sugar, refined white flour, processed oils, and many, many other well known cancer cells promoters. Thats when I changed my foods etc. Maybe someday if the health insurance industry, Republicans and frightened misinformed TEA party members let us have National Healthcare this wouldn’t be an issue for you. One other note, we don’t know every morsel the late Robin Gibb ate or what he did not eat. ? As to the protection afforded those who eat a vegan/vegetarian diet, I have a recent change in PSA count which has caused the doctor to recommend a prostate biopsy which I will undergo this coming Monday. Omega 6 causes inflammation which is necessary and omega 3 has a calming effect but these need to be in balance. A mother who brraasstfeeds her child and consumed animals products has already passed everything through her milk. Earlier this year I had a polyp removed during a routine colonoscopy. There are a lot of bad foods that are vegan. I even attended a seminar last night about the biology of cancer and what we can do to prevent and fight it. I’m vegan for the animals and the environment, and lastly for my health, and I remain vegan while living with cancer. The question is, what is the probability of this happening to a vegan versus an omnivore? Be careful. Glad to see this post – I had mentioned this to you a while back, via Twitter actually. Ginny, thanks so very much for your honest, thorough evaluation of reality (and for answering the absurd myths that just won’t die). They are very similar to those who eat meat or (and) Compared with people who eat fish, they rarely develop cancer. Mock meats and cheeses are GROSS. However, what about all the chemicals we face each day in water, food and the air? Absolutely. Largely plant-based diets are also associated with lower risks for serious chronic conditions like heart disease and cancer, but that doesn’t mean vegans are bulletproof. If you choose a vegan diet you should be sure to supplement it with B12 Diet is an important factor in preventing cancer, but what causes cancer are mutated cells which have transformed and become immune to normal apoptotic signals. Depending on where Gibb was getting his nutrition information, this might have been a factor, although there is very little research on this. I advise patients to eat whole unprocessed/minimally processed plant foods whenever possible and avoid labeling themselves and others. Ethical vegans value living their ethics more than convenience… that might look rigid or fanatic but it’s just following through. I would still opt for my version of humane treatment of animals. Also, you’ve never met ALL my vegan friends who love sugar and eat copious amounts of baked goods. I can’t find any evidence for increased risk in cancer due to GMO soy or soy protein isolate. I have a ton of malabsorbtion and digestive issues right now. Sometimes it’s easy for even a vegan to slack off on dietary needs. I had my first colposcopy 6 years ago. Learn how your comment data is processed. Compared with meat eaters in the cohort, and after adjusting for age, sex and smoking status, the vegetarians in the cohort showed an 11 per cent … Circumstantial I know but I doubt it is a coincidence. If you don’t like it, that’s your opinion, but don’t trash it. And we just found out that no one on my mother’s line but one person has died of natural causes. Upon consumption, dairy acidifies within the body and extracts calcium from our bones. The multivariate HR of overall cancer risk among vegetarians compared with non-vegetarians was statistically significant [HR, 0.92; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.85-0.99] for both genders combined. Cancer is probably caused by the zillions of chemicals that are in the world now. Thank you providing it. And although it is impossible to know for sure, it is likely if my mother had a colonoscopy earlier she may still be alive today. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the Gerson Diet which has been used to treat & successfully treat cancer for decades now. Vegan foods—especially fiber-packed grains and beans and phytochemical-packed fruits and vegetables—can help ward off cancer. Next in line were vegetarians, who avoid meat but may eat fish or foods that come from animals, such as milk or eggs. Vegan diets showed a statistically significant protective association with prostate cancer risk (HR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.49, 0.85). I’ve always wanted to go to Australia. In a large U.S. study, compared to non-vegetarians, men following a vegan diet were 35 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer. Health is quite a ways down the list for me. Vegan eating is not a guarantee of escaping dreaded diseases, and many advocates try to promote veganism as a health plan. And the gist of it was that we should all be eating a heavily plant-based diet filled with a variety of fruits, vegetables, and grains. On the other hand, a vegan diet that includes processed and food-like products, GMOs, oils and especially sugars will not. http://sleuth4health.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/is-gm-food-safe-experts-around-the-globe-answer/. I am not a doctor and I never played one on television, so I will go with the flow and have this biopsy. Robin Gibb was drinking and using drugs for years. For myself I suffer from fibromyalgia along with several other diseases and auto immune disease….has going vegan helped me……100% I haven’t had pain in 2 months. I have been reading _Eat to Live_ by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. I know, except for fish. Cancers and other diseases have genetic components. They’re having a joke, ok? Some vegans eat a lot of processed soy foods and many of these are made from GMO soy. talking to a urologist) says to me that given the rise in the PSA level it would be sensible to do a biopsy of the prostate. You can omit risk factors for oncogenesis from your life, but there is still a small probability you can get cancer, and be s*** out of luck. Sure, you think eating packaged vegan food makes no sense – I think it makes plenty of sense since my top priority is not actively injuring or killing animals. “Within the study, the incidence of all cancers combined was lower among vegetarians than among meat eaters, but the incidence of colorectal cancer was higher in vegetarians than in meat eaters,” they added. Thank you for this article Ginny. One controversy that came to light at least in 2004 - because of research - that a significant number of vegans get cancer. And if the successes of the annual Worldwide Vegan Bakesales are any indicator, we’re not alone in this. My blood numbers, weight, etc. The closer you come to building 100% of your diet around these foods, the better off you will be. No guarantees with this or any other diet. But regarding cancer rates, I was talking about incidence, not death from cancer. All because I believed the hype that I was safe because I was vegan. I’m not going to purposely consume anything that is going to make my risk of getting cancer higher. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) may supply you with a whole list of international and independent studies that are credible, scientific and quite alarming. B12 you get from supplements or multivitamins, Key said there was a need to look more carefully at how meat fits in, because their findings didn’t support the view that vegetarians ought to have lower rates of colorectal cancer. He eventually concluded that it is animal protein that makes cancer cells grow and thrive. The safety of GMO is settled. I agree that we, as vegans, should strive to eat the healthiest we can however the definition of being a vegan isn’t to do with health. I’ve been keeping up with the GMO topic so I think I can help. Many Vegans are extremely stressed about all the animal cruelty which may counteract any benefits of a healthy/cruelty free diet. Yeah, let’s all go get a colonoscopy next week. And the Round-Up ready plants you are describing are just one example of genetic modification–not a definition of GMO. But it’s definitely important to work on it to see if you can at least reduce it. There are so many causes of cancer that it is often hard to pinpoint in every case. I am 5’8″ and weighed 236 pounds. A vegan for half a year now. Disco is all about people enjoying themselves and their lives. The absolute risk of developing colon cancer for people following the Western diet is to 2.5%.15 Having one first-degree relative with colon cancer increases the risk to 4.7%, and with two relatives the risk becomes 9.6% (up to the age of 75).”. Virtually all of his friends were vegans as well. For someone who used to think that a piece of meat+corn+potato=well rounded meal to suddenly understand how to balance their nutrition would take a real commitment on their part. Can you tell us more about that? I believe that Veganism is not the question here. How come you are not doubting Monsanto’s short term studies? Red and processed meats and excessive alcohol all increase risk while fiber appears to decrease it. Anyway it’s not rocket science. If you are slightly alkaline – keep going. A vegan diet show some health benefits but not against the random cancer. Compared with meat eaters in the cohort, and after adjusting for age, sex and smoking status, the vegetarians in the cohort showed an 11 per cent lower incidence rate of all cancers. © 2020 The Vegan RD. I do not know what percent of the American population follows a diet anything like what he recommends but I think it is less than five percent despite almost 75% being overweight or obese. (That’s especially true for things like heart disease and hypertension which are more sensitive to current dietary habits.). If flat poop lasts longer than 3 days, a health issue may be involved. Prevention isn’t 100% I will certainly admit but THOUSANDS of people die in hospitals every year from drug interactions, botched procedures, aquired infections, misadministration of prescribed medications and just plain incompetence. Maybe it is because a lot of modern meat eaters eat processed and bastardized foods and a fair amount of vegans/vegetarians are into more whole foods – who doesn’t see an improvement when they stop eating crap? You can be vegan all day. I have no idea whether any of these considerations affected Robin Gibb. No. I know the risks of colonoscopies (they are bad), and I’m doing several things that I think may reduce my risk of developing cancerous polyps. I wholeheartedly agree with TofuForBrains (what a great moniker) about Joel Fuhrman’s promises. They bully farmers, have increased our pesticide and herbicide use, we have now super bugs and super weeds, and they have not fed the starving! Plus, you got to remember that some cancers are caused by viruses that won’t be affected by diet. I was a crappy vegan. My FIL had bowel cancer and we are vegan partly because we don't want to get cancer. As to the reduced cancer death rates, with the many expensive and long term cancer treatments that we now offer, such as chemo and radiation, less people die from cancer. I have suffered with these issues on and off for most of my life and as a therapist myself, I have found that it is a process and letting go of the stuff is the key to happiness. Alternatively, it’s possible that Gibb’s diet was low in calcium, which might have placed him at increased risk. This is a blog. What if you live near heavy traffic areas and breathe in a lot of air pollution etc, etc. Secondly,would like to ask. So yeah, while there are no guarantees, I’m thinkin’ that diet and exercise thing is working pretty well so far…for the better part of 20 years as I continue to place in 5K races and do marathons. Before ……yes 100% …so is my chance still high? After reading “Eat to Live” by Dr. Fuhrman, as well as “The China Study” by Dr. Campbell, I find stories such as this one very compelling and interesting. What we do need is honest information that can help us make the best decisions for our health. A non issue. 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I havent yet studied your source study that supports the above..but I wanna ask you sth or tell you where do I find the confusion. However – binging is less and there are days when my eating is really good and I feel absolutely wonderful. Exercise, meditation, counseling–there are lots of different things to try. Although those stats may seem low, a very dear 50+ year old friend of mine, who had been a vegan since his early twenties; read every book on the vegan diet and its benefits (over those years); and also studied supplement intake(to further support superior health), died of colon cancer within about a year after diagnosis. Disco brings everybody together — black, white, gay, straight — and accepts us for being ourselves. Toxic insecticides produced by GM corn were found in the blood of pregnant women and their fetuses in a recent European study. Nope–cancer rates have hardly changed since the introduction of GMO foods. The researchers said their findings pointed to the need for more research in this area, especially given the rather surprising finding about higher colorectal cancer rates among the non meat eaters. Subjects were excluded if they had a prior diagnosis of cancer (except for non-melanoma skin cancer). Vegan diets are linked to a 35% reduced risk of prostate cancer. Pay your money, take your chances. Especially the whole you know, torturing rats part. Research does lend that vegetarians have higher rates of colorectal cancer than nonvegetarians. Since most of us eat soy and 90% of the soy in the US is GMO, how long have some of us unknowingly being ingesting this crap? Clinical Nutrition, first published online March 11, 2009. doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736M. Many cancers are cured by surgically removing them, and some types are treatable with chemotherapy. Think about it, there are a lot of foods that are not from animals that are unhealthy for us. So, being a “real Vegan” doesn’t really have anything to do with eating perfectly; it’s not just a diet, it’s in how we live our lives. However, the PIL are convinced we are going to die because we refuse to eat sausages, mince and other crap. While there is no “magic bullet,” whole, unprocessed and natural plant foods offer the best protection. Ginny, this is such a great post. I promisse you that you will never get sick..God bless you..I am sixty but I look like 35…. Sources: Journal abstract, University of Chicago Medical Center, BBC. We got a local shop that makes vegan donuts and everyone flipped out! But the aforementioned piece from your article, its a bit confusing. Those of us who are vegan for ethics aren’t on the same page as you are. Apparently, Robin Gibb had surgery in 2010 from a blocked and twisted bowel. For a detailed report on the subject go to http://www.drmcdougall.com, click on “search” and type in “colonoscopy”. This is the reason that I try to avoid the word “vegan” in my clinic. Feeling horrible and suffering from arthritis I am now vegan again because I feel good and now realize my healthy vegan lifestyle did not prevent cancer, but did enable me to fight the cancer and win. Yay! I certainly hope if I come down with something that people will not doubt my diet now and will acknowledge that all the remnants of the past may not have disappeared. What vegans DO eat is far more important. Diet and exercise give us some of that, but unfortunately they do not make us invincible. Veganism is not a diet, not a health plan. Yes many vegans do get healthier from being vegan, but I’ve known vegans to die young, to die of cancer. As someone already pointed out, being vegan does not equal healthy. A broad plant based diet will supply you with all the nutrients you need to obtain the best immune system. So let’s just be realistic. Cancer is not one disease, and there isn't one single cause. Having said all of that – I feel absolutely wonderful about my diet and my body feels lighter. It develops over decades, and there is evidence that it’s what you ate 20 or 30 and 40 years ago that matters the most, not what you are eating now. Lifestyle, diet and exercise can limit the chances of a transformed cell line establishing itself in the body, but a cell line will transform for its own reasons. They have reported on a study which found that vegetarians are 45% less likely to develop cancer of the blood (such as leukaemias and lymphomas) and 12% less likely to develop cancer overall. Avoid sugar, oils and processed foods especially fake meats. Vegetarians had lower rates of death from pancreatic (0.48, 0.28-0.82) and lymphatic (0.50, 0.32-0.79), but not colorectal, lung, breast, or ovary cancers. And wasn’t the most highly publicized animal study on this found to be completely misleading? Yes. I didn’t appreciate the tone of the book at all, and I remember at one point he insinuated that most of the people who read his book will be stupid people, but the “rare” smart person will benefit. Robin Gibb’s death was very sad for us because we have enjoyed the Bee Gee’s music since way back when. People have a better chance as a vegan usually to be healthy, but eating a vegan diet alone is not enough insurance of maintaining good health; there are many factors. I need to lose another 50. I sincerely hope this piece has helped shed light on a very harmful ingredient in soy protein isolate, one of the key reasons why we're discovery how vegans get cancer. Actually adhering to my personal ethics all the time like that. Pay your money, take your chances. Thank You! Two were vegetarians who died in their early 50s, and one was a vegan who died in his early 40s. I completely agree. For example, what if you are still eating non-organic produce? Hi! Anytime some doctor suggests a procedure just ask if he’s had it. “The overall cancer incidence rates of both the vegetarians and the nonvegetarians in this study are low compared with national rates.”. I ALWAYS feel great about being a vegan because I know I am practicing ahimsa – no harm to any creature. Not to mention the chemicals we use on our bodies in soaps, makeup, hair dyes, etc. And ice had chronic pain. Gibb, who was only 62, died last week of colon cancer. It doesn’t mean that vegans should start drinking milk to reduce their colon cancer risk, but it does mean that it’s important to make sure you’re getting enough of this nutrient. Angela, am sorry you experienced BC.I just recently got through it as well.I had surgery, chemo, radiotherapy and seventeen rounds of herceptin…I really enjoyed the above article and following comments.I believe that chronic stress can leave our immune system depleted, and so, perhaps we are less able to fight off disease.This conclusion, I came to, post BC, as I was very fit person, before diagnosis.I found I had many people in my life that drained and stressed me, so, if the relationships weren’t repairable, I let them go…best decision ever.All the best with your recovery, all small positive changes, that you feel are best for you, will add up to big positive change. I already feel healthier. There are many variables in cancer rates. Gut microbiota: How does it interact with the brain? We have been exposed to cancer causing chemicals are whole lives, outside of what we are eating. I’m sure they exist but they aren’t in my (large) circle of ethical/AR vegans. We could easily say Organic food causes autism for example: http://kfolta.blogspot.com/2013/02/organic-food-causes-autism.html. We all want a sense of control over our future. I use simples foods like 03 crudes vegetables differents during day or 03 differents fruits in alternative. But we should also be wary for another reaction that is quite common: when a vegan gets sick for whatever reason many people around them will automatically think that it has something to do with the veganism. Check out the site- thedoctorwithin.com If you asked me, It’s 1% of people who actually really care about the environment, and how they leave it for their children. All rights reserved. I’d say very few vegans eat low-sugar diets, given my personal experiences. I ate fat and crap like crazy, but I figured it was vegan right? Learn more about calorie deficits…. I have been the healthiest in my life since being vegan, rarely get sick, hair and nails grow super fast but I also do not eat GMOs or any soy. Many many scientific institutions have weighed in on it enough for a healthy consensus. The standardized incidence ratio for all cancers for all participants was 72 per cent (that is lower than the overall population). Disco is fun. You can control as much as you can but sometimes things like the air we breath and water we drink are out of our control. After stratifying by race, the statistically significant association with a vegan diet remained only for the whites (HR: 0.63; 95% CI: 0.46, 0.86), but the multivariate HR for black vegans showed a similar but nonsignificant point estimate (HR: 0.69; 95% CI: 0.41, 1.18). Ginny Thanks for sharing. The only thing that can make me forgive Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees for going over to the dark side (disco) in the late 1970s is the fact that he was a vegan—an “ardent vegan” no less, according to Wikipedia. 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