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CanStressCauseCancer?Part3 BySusanSilberstein,PhD Inpreviousarticles,Italkedabouttheeffectofstressonimmunity,nervoussystemfunction, hormonebalance,anddigestion,andhowthosechangescanleadtocancer.Besidesthese fourmajorwaysthatlinkstressandcancer,therearesixotherwaysthatcancerandstressare connected:Stresscanalsonegativelyaffectthebody’seliminatory,respiratory,circulatoryand lymphaticsystems,damagecellularDNA,anddisturbacid-alkalinebalance.Andalltenof theseaspectsofbodychemistryareinterconnectedandinterdependentandrelevanttocancer protection. Elimination–Thebodyhasseveraleliminatoryorgans,includingtheliver,kidneys,andcolon. Theliverisamajorplayerinourdetoxificationprocesses,breakingdownanddeactivating harmfulsubstances,andneutralizinghormonesandcarcinogensthatpromotecancer.The kidneysfilterourbloodofwater-solubletoxicsubstancesandpreparethemforelimination. Thecolonexcretessolidwastesandtoxinsthroughthefeces. Stresscanimpairalloftheseeliminatoryfunctions.Stressimpedesbloodflowtotheliverand increasesinflammatoryprocessesthatcauseliverdamage.Withoutahealthyliver,weareat higherriskforcancer.Oxidativestress(anoverabundanceoffreeradicalsoftengeneratedby stress)alsoproducesinflammationthatplaysaroleinkidneydiseaseandrenalfailure.Feeling “pissedoff,”especiallyoveralongperiod,couldliterallycontributetopoorkidneyfunctionand potentialkidneycancerorbladdercancer.Similarly,feeling“uptight”canleadto constipation—ariskfactorforcoloncancer,breastcancerandprostatecancer. Respiration–Haveyouevernoticedthatwhenyouareunderstressyousometimesfind yourselfholdingyourbreath?Emotionalstresscaninduceirregularorshallowbreathingand impairdeepdiaphragmaticbreathing.This,inturn,canpotentiallyloweroxygenlevelsatthe cellularlevel,producinganenvironmentthatfavorsthegrowthofcancerscells.Malignantcells functionwithananaerobicmetabolismandcannotsurviveinthepresenceofhighlevelsof oxygen,accordingtoNobelPrizewinningbiochemistDr.OttoWarburg:"Depriveacell35%of itsoxygenfor48hoursanditmaybecomecancerous." Circulation–Chronicstressalsoimpairsthebody’scirculatorysystem.Theeffectofstressin termsofrestrictedbloodflowtotheheartiswellknown,andwejustmentionedimpaired bloodflowtotheliver.Thereisanotherconnectiontocancer.Withpoorcirculation,the nutrientsandoxygenthathelpfightdiseasecannotgetintoourcells,andenvironmentaltoxins andcellularwastescan’tgetout.That’sacancerwaitingtohappen!Inaddition,stress specificallyimpedescirculationofwhitebloodcellsthatsupportimmunity.Accordingtothe JournalofImmunology(1995),“Oneofthemostunderappreciatedeffectsofstressonthe immunesystemisitsabilitytoinducesignificantchangesinleukocytedistributioninthe body….Chronicstresssuppressesordysregulatesinnateandadaptiveimmuneresponses throughmechanismsthatinvolvesuppressionofleukocytenumbers,trafficking,andfunction.” Inmynextarticleonstressandcancer,Iwilldiscussthefinalthreemechanismsbywhichstress cancontributetocancer. References http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/content/16/11/2135.full-GalleJ.OxidativestressinchronicrenalfailureNephrol. Dial.Transplant.(2001)16(11):2135-2137 DhabharFS,MillerAH,McEwenBS,SpencerRL.Effectsofstressonimmunecelldistribution—dynamicsand hormonalmechanisms.JImmunol1995;154:5511–27. https://sites.google.com/site/ganodermareview/the-root-cause-of-cancer