Lung Cancer Strong Quotes

Today the link between animal products and many different diseases is as strongly supported in the scientific literature as the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

Cancer—at first in the lung and then, fatally, elsewhere, everywhere—had reduced Sam's strong, marvelous grandfather to a helpless lump of misfiring cells.

Regular consumption of fish has been shown to exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect, reduce risk for heart disease, help protect against asthma in children, moderate chronic lung disease, reduce the risk of breast and other cancers by stunting tumor growth, and ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and certain bone and joint diseases.

Broadly speaking, components of processed foods and animal products, such as saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol, were found to be pro-inflammatory, while constituents of whole plant foods, such as fiber and phytonutrients, were strongly anti-inflammatory.938 No surprise, then, that the Standard American Diet rates as pro-inflammatory and has the elevated disease rates to show for it. Higher Dietary Inflammatory Index scores are linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease939 and lower kidney,940 lung,941 and liver function.942 Those eating diets rated as more inflammatory also experienced faster cellular aging.943,944 In the elderly, pro-inflammatory diets are associated with impaired memory945 and increased frailty.946 Inflammatory diets are also associated with worse mental health, including higher rates of depression, anxiety, and impaired well-being.947 Additionally, eating more pro-inflammatory foods has been tied to higher prostate cancer risk in men948,949,950 and higher risks of breast cancer,951,952 endometrial cancer,953 ovarian cancer,954 and miscarriages in women. Higher Dietary Inflammatory Index scores are also associated with more risk of esophageal,955 stomach,956 liver,957 pancreatic,958 colorectal,959 kidney,960 and bladder961 cancers, as well as non-Hodgkin lymphoma.962 Overall, eating a more inflammatory diet was associated with 75 percent increased odds of having cancer and 67 percent increased risk of dying from cancer.963 Not surprisingly, those eating more anti-inflammatory diets appear to live longer lives.964,965,966,967 But how does the Dietary Inflammatory Index impact body weight? Obesity and Inflammation:

Regular consumption of fish has been shown to exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect, reduce risk for heart disease, help protect against asthma in children, moderate chronic lung disease, reduce the risk of breast and other cancers by stunting tumor growth, and ease the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and certain bone and joint diseases. Nursing and pregnant women enjoy a host of benefits from fish consumption, including support for fetal and early childhood brain and retinal development and a lowered risk of premature birth.

Scientists have a term for when a cancer cell decides to form. It is called expression. When cancer unfolds, scientists often refer to the cancer cell as expressing itself. And so the cells in Dana’s lungs may have done what she herself would not publicly do, for fear of appearing “not strong.” With all she went through, she needed to let her hair down and let out her feelings of loss and rage—openly expressing sadness—discharging her trauma from her system.

Sometimes, I don’t feel I have strength. Some days, I feel broken. I feel I can’t do it for another day. I remember thinking to myself one time, maybe shouting it out loud when I was newly diagnosed, and I was running. I was out for a run. “I cannot do it!” She has times when she doesn’t feel strong and only feels broken inside. Who doesn’t have that? However, when the person surrenders to those states, they sometimes bounce back immediately.

I think there is too much emphasis in our culture today on being, or at least appearing, strong. I realize that this notion can be dangerous and burdensome. Dangerous, because it pressures people and sways them from being their authentic selves. Burdensome, because it can lay heavily on the person’s conscience and demand of them to be or appear what they are not.

Still, I told myself that I should take the opportunity while I am here, and I need to do what I need to do. The perception of having no time in hand helped me focus. It also helped me leverage my powers and put them to good use. With taking notes, I was not always strong. I had times when I thought this living is unbearable, and I had times when I felt broken inside. I also had times when I wanted to stop this striving. I hit deep bottoms. But because I was there, I am stronger now.