This is a transcript of a JJ Virgin podcast episode (Ask the Health Expert) addressing the question “Why are we seeing cancer cases increase every year?” The episode includes multiple sponsor ad reads (Wayfair, Earth Breeze, Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, Monarch, McAfee) and features Dr. Diva Nagula — a physician and cancer survivor — who argues that although cancer mortality has fallen due to better treatments, cancer incidence is rising because of widespread exposure to environmental toxins, chemicalized food and personal products, pesticide- and fertilizer-depleted soils, processed diets, and increasing obesity. The transcript mixes promotional content with the host’s framing and the expert’s explanation.
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Why are Cancer Cases Going up every Year? This is JJ Virgin, four time New York Times Best selling author, celebrity nutrition expert and Fitness hall of Famer. I've been on a lifelong quest for answers to the toughest health questions and now I'm sharing what I found with you. Welcome to Ask the Health Expert. Nash emailed in why are we seeing cancer cases increase every year? Hey, it's JJ and I've got both a physician and a cancer survivor, Dr. Diva Nagula, here to answer that question. He's board certified physician specializing in interventional pain management and he's fellowship trained in integrative medicine. And he's also totally passionate about golf. In fact, he birdied the infamous hole number 12 at Augusta national where the Masters are held. He'll be right back with the answer. Stay with me.
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Okay, real talk. So often the holidays sneak up on me, travel, gifts, hosting, you know, all the things and suddenly it's like, wait.
Who spent what and where?
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We are actually seeing less people die of cancer and this is a testament to our developments in our healthcare system, such as the innovations of immunotherapy and our strong chemotherapy drugs. However, the incidences of cancer is increasing year over year. We're more so now than ever before in human history, exposed to toxins on a regular basis. We have toxins from the chemicals in our food, toxins from the personal products that we use, toxins from the use of plastics, and toxins from the environment that we're constantly barraged with. Even the soil that where our crops grow are devoid of the nutrients and minerals it used to provide us. Now it's full of fertilizer and pesticides. This constant exposure of chemicals combined with the abundance of processed food in our diet and the increased prevalence of obesity in our society is my belief that we are seeing more cases of cancer every year. This will unfortunately continue until we break this cycle.
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