Read the full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49569 DOI: 10.4236/ojim.2014.43011 Author(s) Kevin J. Carlin Affiliation(s) Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX, USA. ABSTRACT How can cancer develop in so many different organs in so many different ways, but the outcome is similar enough to all be under the same title—cancer? There are so many causes of cancer—viruses, genetic defects, sunburn, gastroesophageal reflux, smoking, alcohol, radiation, chemicals, etc. The above variable well known etiologies of cancer could all induce a need for repair which involves alkalinizing the cells involved. Thus the commonality for cancers could be a pH change. If true, this could give the field of cancer prevention and therapy new avenues of pursuit. KEYWORDS Cancer, Warburg Effect, pH, Cellular Pumps, Channels, Transporters, Isoenzymes