Secondary tumors are formed by cells of the primary growth detaching and colonizing elsewhere in the body. As mentioned, most circulating cancer cells do not survive; for such cells to establish as secondary growths they need to be stationary in contact with tissue in a location favorable to them, such as within a blocked vessel or stationary blood clot. As mentioned in The Role of Blood Viscosity, metastasis does not occur when the bloodstream is kept free-flowing, either by proper diet or the use of blood thinning drugs. Once established, the growth of secondaries may be comparatively rapid compared to that of the primary tumor and is usually considered, in the orthodox view, as a "terminal" condition.

   The more rapid growth of metastasized cancer in some cases may be explained by the fact that. while in their original location cancer cells are still partially responsive to normal growth restraint, while in the distant location there is no restraint. To illustrate this, experiments have shown that it is possible for certain cancer cells to become normal when returned to their original tissue.

   One such case is described as follows: "Certain cancers can be produced simply by transplanting cells to novel sites in the body where they can multiply without the usual restraint or by placing them next to inert solid surfaces such as plastic or metal. It seems unlikely that mutation plays any part in these processes, especially since certain of the cancers produced in this way will recover their normal restrained behavior when they are returned to their normal location" (from Diet, Nutrition and Cancer, US National Research Council, 1982).

Cancer tests

   By the time you have read this chapter, it will be appreciated (or perhaps not appreciated) there is a strong likelihood that the average person, if they have not already developed cancer, is probably well on the way to doing so. Autopsies of people who have died from various other causes than cancer have showed that unsuspected pre-cancer or cancer was present inside the majority. Cancer tests are not exact, and even well developed cancer may not be revealed. Tissue biopsies and exploratory surgery, whatever they may reveal, are damaging and more likely to accelerate the development and spread of cancer anyhow.

   Kasper Blond, MD, FICS, world famed cancer specialist, says: "Certain liver function tests are a more reliable indication of pre-cancerous and cancerous conditions than biopsies. These tests indicating a disordered function of the liver are not specific for cancer and are present in all chronic nutritional disorders as well. . . An increase of the fasting blood sugar over 90 mg% is always a sign of a pre-cancerous disorder. The number of tests indicating that cancer is a general disease is constantly increasing and no scientist today can seriously consider cancer as a local disease.

   If a patient has less than 10 mg% of Vitamin C in his blood, one is justified in suspecting cancer.

   "Supporters of the early diagnosis of cancer do not realize that the appearance of a local tumor occurs at a very late phase in the course of the cancer disease.

   "Anyone who has studied the results of correct feeding of the cancer patient must be impressed by the number of chemical blood-changes in the course of the disease."

   So when all is said and done, what really is the point of medical tests? Non-invasive tests are open to doubt, invasive tests cause harm and are likely to worsen the situation. Whatever medical treatment which follows is innocuous anyhow.

   No matter what the tests reveal, there is only one sensible course of action to start with, and that is to stop doing the things which cause cancer.