What are your thoughts on the link between nutrition and cancer? What are the things we absolutely must do and absolutely must not do to avoid getting cancer? “Eat this and you won’t get cancer, or don’t eat that and you’ll get cancer!” After all these years, I think; there’s no such thing! Even smoking? No, of course not, the harm of smoking is very obvious. I always say, from the moment it enters the body...
We used to think that the immune system wasn't very important in cancer, except for one or two types. Now we understand that this isn't the case. Our soldier cells that fight cancer, T cells, or T lymphocytes, don't function very well under sadness and high stress; they become sluggish and dull. In fact, cancer cells are forming in our bodies every day, but our T lymphocytes recognize them, saying, "Come here, you naughty thing!"
Whether immunotherapy (immunooncology) drugs, which have few and manageable side effects while being effective against a large number of cancers, will replace chemotherapy and other treatments remains to be seen. Although initial research indicates that these drugs are "revolutionary," there are some problematic areas. The main problem is that the drugs do not work in all patients. The role of immunotherapy drugs in treatment in the near future is not yet clear.
According to cancer specialist Dr. Süalp Tansan, the most dangerous cancer is melanoma, caused by sunlight. Tansan states that tanning beds are just as dangerous as the sun, and recommends a sun protection factor of at least 30. In yesterday's published part of our interview with cancer specialist Dr. Süalp Tansan, we summarized the studies and innovations in cancer research worldwide. Following Tansan's statement yesterday, "Smokers should absolutely not take vitamins," the newspaper's phone lines were overwhelmed.
I turned my phone over. “I hope I never end up as your patient, but if I ever get cancer, I’ll be coming to you,” I said. “Who am I speaking to?” she asked. I introduced myself, expecting her to say “Oh,” but she didn’t react at all, even looking for an opportunity to hang up, and finally politely said she didn’t want to give an interview. Well, I need to present you with some work every week!
We continue our conversation with Dr. Süalp Tansan, one of the leading oncologists in Türkiye, who answers your questions, our members, on cancer treatments in adults. ailem.com: What kind of developments have taken place in cancer treatments, especially in the last year? Dr. Süalp Tansan: Significant developments have taken place in two main areas. Firstly, adjuvant therapy, that is, to prevent the disease from returning after surgery – as a kind of insurance –
Dr. Süalp Tansan has just returned from an annual congress in America where innovations in cancer research are discussed. We spoke with Tansan about global developments in cancer research and common misconceptions about the disease. * You've just returned from a cancer congress in America. What is the importance of this congress? -This is a congress held once a year in America. It is closely followed by doctors working in the field of cancer.
Dr. Süalp Tansan, who recently returned from the International Oncology Congress in America, says the developments are encouraging. According to Dr. Tansan, with the deciphering of the genome map, groundbreaking drugs for the treatment of all types of cancer are on the way. Dr. Süalp Tansan recently returned from the annual congress in America where innovations in cancer research are discussed. We spoke with Tansan about global developments in cancer research and common misconceptions about the disease.
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