Biochemist Dr. Otto Warburg received the Nobel Prize in Physiology in 1931 for his pioneering research on the potential origins of cancer. Dr. Warburg was director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (now Max Planck Institute) for Cell Physiology in Berlin. He investigated the metabolism of tumors and the respiration of cells, particularly cancer cells. Below are some quotes from Dr. Warburg during medical lectures in which he was the keynote speaker:

"Cancerous tissues are acidic, whereas healthy tissues are alkaline. Water splits into H+ and OH- ions. If there is an excess of H+ ions, it is acidic; if there is an excess of OH- ions, then it is alkaline."

"All normal cells have an absolute requirement for oxygen, but cancer cells can live without oxygen - a rule without exception."

"Deprive a cell 35% of its oxygen for 48 hours and it may become cancerous."

In his work, The Metabolism of Tumours, Dr. Warburg demonstrated that all forms of cancer are characterized by two basic conditions: acidosis (a condition in which there is too much acid in the body fluids) and hypoxia (lack of oxygen). Lack of oxygen and acidosis are two sides of the same coin: where you have one, you have the other.

Dr. Warburg hypothesized that the primary cause of cancer is oxygen deficiency (brought about by toxemia). He discovered that cancer cells are anaerobic (do not breathe oxygen) and cannot survive in the presence of high levels of oxygen.

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