The cure for cancer has already been found.

Round three defend your argument against opponent's r2 rebuttal.Thanks for continuing the debate. I find your approach to rebutting my r1 argument interesting. My opponent cites two studies that shows the ineffective and in fact detrimental health affects of supplementing with antioxidants, which is exactly what I expected when supplementing with antioxidants. Next, my opponent makes the below statement."From this we can only conclude that simply consuming antioxidants does not cure cancer. My opponent then surmises that therefore, one must intake the antioxidants from food sources (specifically plants). However, one might observe that my opponent does not cite a study or piece of evidence that shows that antioxidants from food sources cures cancer. He simply makes his own conclusions from the fact that excessive concentration of free radicals may damage DNA. " SherlockholmesfanThis is my first paragraph from r1 on the science of antioxidiants "First, lets look at what causes cancer. Cancer is caused by free radicals damaging DNA. Antioxidants are free radical scavengers who halt the free radicals from damaging the DNA. [3] Many of the most potent antioxidants, Beta-carotene, come only from plant sources. [4] Supplements don't seem to work either, instead beta-carotene must be taken at dietary levels. [4]" stupidape r1All four of my sources so far help confirm the fact that antioxidants help against cancer. Sources [1] and [2] use mostly anecdotal evidence with some science. Note, you would need to watch the full documentaries rather than just the trailers to fully understand. Sources [3][4] use science to show that antioxidants help with free radicals and thus cancer. These sources are scholarly peer reviewed and not to be underestimated. Now my opponent uses the word cure instead of help. Since, antioxidants help prevent cancer by stopping the mutations in the first place. Since cancer is a multitude of cells, via simple reasoning we can see how having less cancerous cells would aid in the cure of cancer. "As this shows, one cannot simply make their own conclusions from something that seems to be true; as if this were the case, the logical conclusion would be that supplements would also aid the curing of cancer." SherlockholmesfanScholarly peer reviewed articles show that dietary intake of antioxidants help against cancer. [3][4] This is college level Biology 101. "My opponent’s conclusion that antioxidants aid in the curing of cancer is simply an unsubstantiated hypothesis which has not been thoroughly tested. Since it has not been tested, it does not follow the scientific process[1], the process used to come to any scientific truth. Since my opponent's hypothesis does not follow the scientific process, we currently have no reason to believe that antioxidants aid in the curing of cancer." SherlockholmesfanMy opponent's claim is blatantly false. I've already shown the scholarly peer reviewed sources that confirm that antioxidants aid against cancer by preventing free radicals from damaging the DNA. [3][4] "A majority of opponents arguments concerning plants and meat conclude that they may prevent cancer. I will not refer to those arguments." SherlockholmesfanThese are the arguments about IGF-1, cholesterol, excess fat and intramyocellular lipids, saturated fat, and bacteria endotoxins. These arguments are relevant because they weaken the body and thus the immune system. Weakening the body leads to obesity which is a risk factor for cancer. Elevated IGF-1 levels are a risk factor for cancer. All these risk factors combine to mean more cancer on top of a weakened immune system to deal with the cancer."He disregards this fact. That the white blood cells either cannot attack the cancerous cells because of immune response suppression, or that the white blood cells do not identify the cancerous cells as foreign and do not therefore attack said cells. " SherlockholmesfanIn many cases white blood cells are effective. Just not in all cases. The body and immune system has many tools and weapons at its disposal. Coughing for example. "Coughing is the body's way of removing foreign material or mucus from the lungs and upper airway passages or of reacting to an irritated airway. Coughs have distinctive traits you can learn to recognize. A cough is only a symptom, not a disease, and often the importance of your cough can be determined only when other symptoms are evaluated." [14]See removal of foreign material. That could be cancerous cells. There are many other responses the body can have to get rid of disease like cancer. Sneezing, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. All of which have the capability to remove or destroy foreign matter, like cancer. The scientific term is spontaneous remission. Yet, the people who know that the cure for cancer is real know it is the human body including the immune system that destroy the cancer. Just by simply reducing the detrimental, that weaken the body and cause an increase in cancer cells, and increasing the beneficial, you go a longs way to reducing the number of cancer cells your body has to fight. Whether or not your body successfully fights off the disease depends upon how far the cancer has progressed. Often, people seek a plant based diet as a means of last resort. Literally, on death's bed. Since so many tend to succumb to the disease this throws off the numbers. Think about if a surgeon only treats critically wounded people, many of them will die, and the surgeon will get a bad reputation. This is unfair to compare this to a surgeon who only treats healthy or minimally injured people. Do not wait to get cancer to change your lifestyle. The preventative benefits are scientifically proven. Even if you already have cancer, don't wait for the cancer to get worse. As with any treatment the earlier treatment starts, the better the success rate. The same goes for cures. Thank you for debating. Sources14. http://www.webmd.com...