From "The Gerson Therapy": While the potential of forty-nine (or more) cancer-causing precursors exists, if an individual avoids

being "hit" by most of them it's possible that symptomatic cancer won't develop in his or her lifetime. However, since one out of three (approaching one out of two) North American and Europeans do currently come down with cancer, odds are high that malignancy in some form will strike you or a loved one. According to the multiple-hit theory, all cancers arise from at least two changes or "hits" to cellular genes. These double hits build up and interact over time. Eventually, a breaking point is reached (the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back") and cancerous growth is switched on. The hits will likely come from one of the precursor carcinogens we have cited in Table 1. Most critical are the number and types of carcinogenic hits, their frequency, and their intensity. TABLE 1 - The multiple hits of precursor carcinogens Everyday Factors That Contribute to the Rise of Cancer 1. Atmospheric cosmic rays and X rays 2. Sunlight's ultraviolet rays 3. Chronic electromagnetic field exposure 4. Geopathic stress 5. Sick building syndrome 6. Ionizing radiation 7. Microwave oven radiation 8. Nonionizing electromagnetic radiation from domestic appliances 9. Overhead power lines 10. Nuclear radiation 11. Pesticide/herbicide residues 12. Industrial toxins 13. Drinking or bathing in polluted water 14. Drinking or bathing in chlorinated water 15. Drinking or bathing in fluoridated water 16. Tobacco and smoking 17. Hormonal therapies 18. Immune-suppressive drugs 19. Consuming irradiated foods 20. Ingesting food additives 21. Mercury toxicity from any source 22. Toxic metal syndrome 23. Dental amalgam fillings 24. Dental root canals 25. Dental cavitations (jawbone spaces left by poor tooth extraction)

26. Dental metals of all types 27. Steady use of street drugs 28. Steady use of prescription drugs 29. Steady use of non-prescription drugs 30. Nerve interference fields 31. Diet or nutritional deficiencies 32. Consumption of synthetic "non-foods" 33. Chronic physical or mental stress 34. Destructive negative emotions 35. Depressed thyroid action 36. Intestinal toxicity or digestive impairment 37. Parasites 38. Viruses 39. Bacterial infections 40. Fungal infections 41. Blocked detoxification pathways 42. Free radical pathology 43. Cellular oxygen deficiency 44. Adverse cellular terrain 45. Oncogenes (cellular genes that change normal cells into cancer) 46. Genetic predisposition 47. Miasm (energy residues of previous illnesses) 48. Physical irritants (i.e., asbestos) 49. Alcohol consumption