I have been a cancer specialist since 1993, but started training a few years before that, and so have been working in this specialty for over 20 years.
Apples are a part of an essential diet that is rich in fruit and vegetables. It has been said that a cancer diet (i.e. an anti-cancer diet) is one that is good for your heart. The most effective way to keep yourself healthy and avoid increasing the risks of cancer is to eat a diet that is high in vegetables, fruit and fish and low in fatty foods. Apples fit very neatly into the positive side of that story.
The one I just ate. It depends on where I am and what I'm doing. A small crisp red apple is great for a fast breakfast, whilst a sliced green one is terrific as part of an evening meal dessert.
There are many. The one that comes to mind first is a baked green apple that has been cored and stuffed with raisins and dark brown sugar (custard is an optional extra). A fresh Waldorf salad or stewed red cabbage and apple are a couple of others.
We have a great home delivery service who goes to the Markets and buys great fresh fruit and vegetables, and then brings them to us. Thank you John and Bev.
Good heavens no. My patients regularly tell me they don't want to have to see me again! The last thing I want is to have to tell someone they have something serious that has significant implications on their lifespan. Cancer is a devastating diagnosis, and the fewer people that struggle with it the better. If someone avoids the problem because they've been sensible with their diet (which can include enjoying it too), then I'm delighted.
Only one? Enjoy today, you don't know what's in store and life is not to be wasted. Have a GP you can talk to.
Find an interest or hobby away from work. I can't say don't smoke – you already know that one. Eat well. Find time to exercise.
That's like asking how important petrol is to a car engine, or what kind of mortar does a bricklayer want to build a wall. It's essential. With poor mortar, you'll get a wall that looks ok for a year or three, but won't last the distance.
I don't count them. We have a big bowl of apples (and other fruit) in the kitchen which is always refilled by my great wife when it gets low. The boys are big enough now to be able to reach in and help themselves if they want a snack, as indeed am I.
Eating properly is not something that'll give an instant response. If you eat well, you're laying the foundation for a healthy life in 10-20 years time or more, and I'm not sure I'll still be working then. It may give me an early evening or half an hour less work in a few years time but I won't count on it.
