Diet, as it relates to health, is a major news item. There are claims of diets for the perfect figure, diets that guarantee weight loss and those promising eternal youth. There are also diets that purport to prevent cancer. While many people try these diets, few believe that diet can really prevent cancer. However, a national dietary change has dramatically reduced the incidence of a major cancer killer.
Stomach cancer is that killer.
People who develop the disease usually die within two years. There is no effective treatment for the disease. The few people who enjoy a long survival do so because they were lucky enough to be diagnosed in a very early stage. In 1930, stomach cancer was the leading cause of cancer death for men, and number two for women. Only cancer of the cervix caused a higher death rate among women.