What causes cancer?

Depending on who you ask. If you ask conventional doctors their likely response to you with something like "We really don't know how cancer comes about?", even if they have some inkling of what causes cancer, it seems like they are sworn by some sacred oath that they can't really tell you. Can't really blame them, though. Most doctors, if you do not know them well, would not tell you much because they can only tell you information that has already been proven scientifically.

Maybe they are right - no one actually knows. When I was going through chemo treatment, I have seen kids as young as 10+ coming for chemo treatment. Nurses at the hospital also told me that babies get cancer as well.

Anyway, I will not debate the causes of cancer but I will tell you what I know. My information is gathered from research sources, my close doctor friends and from my readings. Some of these material may not be scientifically proven (and since the medical community cannot offer a better explanation), some explanation is better than none.

As I have covered my previous chapter 4:  how does cancer develop?,  there are three factors which influences the development of cancer namely 1) age, 2) genetics and 3) lifestyle. Age and genetics are things we cannot control, however we can do something about lifestyle. The older we are or if we have family members who had suffered from cancer before, then it is even more important to adopt a lifestyle which prevents cancer from developing in the first place.

From the chapter 4, we at least know how cancer develops,  so what causes cancer in the first place? From my research, I have summarized them into three conditions.

1) Compromised immune system. Our immune system is such a powerful body function that it is able to detect external infiltrations like bacteria and viruses, and also damaged cells in the body and kill them off. When the immune system is damage or compromised in some ways, it is unable to 'correct' the bad situation.

2) Body PH level. 
Especially cancer, it thrives in an acidic body environment. Lowering and even making the body alkaline will prevent any cancer cells from developing.

However, there is another concept of having a balance PH in the body to prevent cancer. Making PH alkaline or acidic will promote cancer cells. So if you accept this idea, the objective is to make the body's PH balance.

So we have to make sure that our immune system is in top form by making our body a bit alkaline or balanced.

3) Lower level of oxygen in cell level.
There is also this theory that cancer cells cannot grow in an oxygenated body. I believe there is some truth to this. I have always believe that any growth depends highly on the environment it is in.

Just watch nature and you can see tons of examples of how organic substances adapt and change to the environment. A lot of nature's work revolves around adaptation. Take from example a tree. If the ground is fertile and the tree has lots of sunlight and water, the tree will grow fast and lush. If any of the growth ingredients are lacking, the tree may still grow but not as lush. And if one of the ingredients is lacking, the tree may not even grow at all. Take another more interesting example - moss where they grow only in damp areas. Remove the dampness and we will kill away the moss.
 
Cells works the same way. So one way to kill off cancer cells is to understand what promotes cancer cell growth. And if we can deprive them of the ingredients that helps cancer cell grow, the cancer cells will die off just like the moss. The idea is to kill the cancer cells faster than they can replicate.

So what do we do next? I cover the 'How' topics above in Chapter 13: How to keep cancer away?