Quantum Conversations: With Karen Curry Parker

There are an estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases globally, and cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United States, where more than 1.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. What is cancer? According to current medical practices, cancer begins when cells acquire the ability to grow uncontrollably and ultimately invade and damage the body’s normal tissues. Cancer development happens in multiple stages, from precancerous changes to malignant tumors.  Cancer can develop in a variety of different ways, due to a variety of different factors. Some we inherit, and others we are exposed to throughout our lives. It can be categorized into hundreds of different diseases based on the cells in which it arises. The current medical model basically asserts that some force - a toxin in the environment, genetic predisposition or random mutation - cause the body’s cells to go haywire. Yet, only 5-10% of cancer is caused by genetics.  Scientists argue that the number of cancer deaths due to