

(1931 Nobel Prize winner for cancer discovery)
In 1931 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this important discovery. Dr. Warburg was director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (now Max Planck Institute) for cell physiology at Berlin. He investigated the metabolism of tumors and the respiration of cells, particularly cancer cells. Below are some direct quotes by Dr. Warburg during medical lectures where 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+ it is acidic if there is an excess of OH- ions. then it is alkaline."
In his work The Metabolism of Tumours Warburg demonstrated that all forms of cancer are characterized by two basic conditions: acidosis 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."
"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."
Dr. Warburg has made it clear that the root cause of cancer is oxygen deficiency, which creates an acidic state in the human body. Dr. Warburg also discovered that cancer cells are anaerobic (do not breathe oxygen) and cannot survive in the presence of high levels of oxygen, as found in an alkaline state.