Reviewing subject material for a talk to laypersons I am giving next month has added to my conviction that we can do more to help ourselves and rely less on the health care industry.
As you will see from my companion website I have a management "map" that incorporates the patient [ and family ] as strategic and executive partners in their own care.
The lifestyle component is the center of my talk and the subject for this post. Biologic evidence links inflammatory mediators, as one of many pathways, to cancer promotion and progression one cancerogenesis has been initiated. Inflammation is mediated by chemical messengers and cross-talk substances such as cytokines.
Some of this chemistry is pro-inflammatory; others anti-inflammatory. The question being what can we do to tip the balance to the healthy, "anti-cancer" direction? Our habits and environment can influence disease outcomes and quality of treatment.
1 Moderate exercise you enjoy.
2 Move to a "Mediterranean" diet.
3 Manage attitude and relationships - understand and use bio-behavioral skills.
4 Sleep and relax well by strengthening your coping skills.
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