{"id":2250,"date":"2019-10-26T09:59:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T13:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=2250"},"modified":"2022-03-09T09:50:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T13:50:37","slug":"3-stages-of-cancer-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/3-stages-of-cancer-development\/","title":{"rendered":"The 3 Stages of Cancer Development (and Protein’s Role in Cancer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are the 3 stages of cancer development? Is there anything we can do to slow or reverse the progress of cancer in its early stages?
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The three stages of cancer development are initiation, promotion, and progression.
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We\u2019ll cover what happens in each of the stages of cancer development and how cutting animal proteins from your diet may be the key to reducing your cancer risk at each of the first two stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Cancer in America<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases in America. We\u2019re swift in responding to carcinogen discoveries, decrying the use of DDT<\/a>, Red Dye Number 2, nitrates, and artificial sweeteners.
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But we\u2019re not swift in the face of discoveries that are much more impressive and substantial, like the research linking casein with cancer.<\/strong> These findings are so counter to what we\u2019ve always been told that they\u2019re hard to take seriously.
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Another discovery that gets ignored is the fact that cancer is, for the most part, preventable. Genetics only determine 2-3% of your cancer risk.<\/strong>
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Learn how your diet impacts the 3 stages of cancer development.
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The 3 Stages of Cancer Development<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carcinogens cause cancer by permanently damaging a cell\u2019s DNA, mutating it from a normal cell to a cancer cell. The cancer cell then replicates, and the cancer may spread to other tissues and body systems.
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We can think of the 3 stages of cancer development like the process of seeds becoming a lawn.
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Stage 1 of Cancer Development: Initiation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is the stage of cancer development analogous to putting the seeds in the soil. In this stage, the carcinogen enters the body and is transported into cells.
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Also in this stage, the carcinogen changes into its \u201cactive\u201d dangerous form and binds to DNA. Damaged DNA is then passed on to daughter cells. In humans, this stage can be completed within minutes and it can\u2019t be reversed. Once it\u2019s done, it\u2019s done.
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Research on Protein in the Initiation Stage of Cancer Development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Through various studies, Campbell and his researchers found that low-protein diets can do the following at this stage:
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