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There was a film in the early 1990’s starring Sean Connery as a research scientist who discovers the cure for cancer; medical research continues to advance in it’s war with this disease that plagues humanity. Although there are other more awful diseases, this one holds the crown at the moment because of how often it is diagnosed; a cure would bring a sigh of relief everywhere. Whilst we do know about some of the causes of cancer, no-one can predict who, where or when it will be triggered.

Even now many people do not really understand what cancer is despite growing up with it all around them. Could it be true that we are all born with it? Well, it is a disease that’s characterized by a large number of cells that continue to grow and divide; they invade and destroy adjacent tissues and may even spread to other anatomical sites through a process called metastasis.

Unlike a malignant cancerous tumor,a benign one, does not invade other cells and continue to grow. Many people are affected by them and do not even know it. In rare circumstances a benign tumor may turn malignant. It is the leading cause of death in any population. And the older you get the greater your chances of getting cancer.It accounts for about 13 percent of all deaths worldwide.

Cancerous cells may have been transformed by radiation or poison, cigarettes for example and this creates genetic abnormality in those cells which then continue to grow and divide.

Just to confuse the issue more, it is possible inherit genes that may be pre-disposed to it as well as faulty genetic DNA replication. It is still not fully understood why one person will contract the disease and another be free from it but it is believed that the interactions between any carcinogens and each person’s particular DNA is complicated.

It is regularly studied throughout the world cancer is,thus extending our knowledge on the subject. More information is being gathered about all illnesses and why some people are more prone to certain conditions. We all want to know more about the causes of cancer what we can do to help prevent this illness from striking and find a cure if it does.

One of the major causes surrounds food and dietary habits. Your regular diet could be putting you at long term risk from all kinds of diseases. Some of the foodstuffs that could be causing these problems are salt, saturated fats and dairy products. A high calcium intake could possibly be responsible for cases of prostrate cancer in men.

Cancer does not have any prejudice when it comes to invading a person’s body as it can strike anywhere. This is an insidious disease that can take a long time to surface but fortunately the number of forms that can be treated is increasing all the time.

For those people diagnosed with cancer, my heart goes out to them and their families; however, the constant research is paying off and the life expectancy of cancer victims is increasing all the time.

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