One Habit of Our Ancestors that Should Not be Perpetuated
Traditional diets are better in many ways, except for the propensity toward smoked and cured meats. In addition, excessive use of picked vegetables is not good. Certain areas of China that eat these types of foods have high rates of esophageal and stomach cancer. Refrigeration has significantly decreased the routine eating of these types of foods. In the United States, the increased use of refrigeration paralleled a decrease in stomach and esophageal cancer.

From The Detox Revolution - pg. 66

Thomas J. Slaga, PhD

Thomas J.Slaga, PhD is the President of ACRCF. He also serves as Deputy Director of the CTRC at the University of Texas Science Center at San Antonio, one of the National Cancer Institute’s designated cancer centers. He is also a professor is the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Slaga received his PhD in physiology and biochemistry from the University of Arkansas Medical Center in 1969. From 1968 - 1971, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. From 1971 – 1982, he worked in Seattle, where he held positions at the Pacific Northwest Research Foundation, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the University of Washington Medical School. He also spent several years as a group leader at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. From 1982 - 1997, Dr. Slaga served as Director of the Science Park-Research Division of the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Under his direction, the Science Park – Research Division earned a reputation for research excellence in carcinogenesis and cancer prevention. Before joining the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Dr. Slaga spent seven years as the Scientific Director of the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver, Colorado and as Deputy Director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

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