Why do people get cancer? Why is there tragedy and death?
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We all have to die with something. Some people have to suffer, and some die  in peace. because of sin in the world we all have to die sooner or later with something. The most important thing is knowing God. Then when your time comes to die He will give you  the Grace and peace you need.
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There's a lot of studies that say it causes cancer.  Personally I think everything causes or is said to cause cancer so why worry about it.
227185
Not exactly. It is more likely that depression and stress weaken your immune system, which then fails to kill cancerous cells. Cells go cancerous in your body all the time, but are killed almost instantly most of the time.
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cancer is caused by any kind of chemical.gasoline can cause cancer.
1036792
Breast cancer or any other cancer does not hurt,Thats why  so many people die (they have no idea their sick).It only starts to hurt when its to late,If it was to late,You would have many more symtoms... Check with your Dr.
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Hereditary in the fact that all people in the world are related in one way or the other. So, yes . . anyone, of any age, race, sex, or despite whether they eat health foods or candy bars for lunch, exercise or are couch potatoes, smoke or not . . anyone can get cancer. There are trillions of cells in the human body, and at any moment one of the could become cancerous. \n\nCancer is hereditary, but not predictable. If your mother had breast cancer, you may be at a higher risk for breast cancer . . . you may take all the precautions, check your breasts for lumps, do every single thing right to check for breast cancer . . and than be totally shocked when cancer is discovered in your kidney, or colon, or that you have leukemia. The fact that your mother had breast cancer would be irrelevant. Or you may never get cancer at all. You cannot predict what will happen.\n\nThe only protection against cancer is to become as educated as you can possibly get to learn about all the warning signs, for any cancer. If you have any unusual bumps or lumps anywhere on your body . . have it checked immediately. It is also good to eat a well balanced healthy diet, exercise, learn to check your entire body for lumps or anything unusual, don't smoke or take drugs, and keep a healthy mind and attitude. That way should you ever find out you have cancer, you will be able to fight it. The healthier you are at diagnosis the more able you will be to fight the cancer successfully.
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There isn't just one cause for cancer and that is one of the reasons it is so difficult to eradicate. Anyone, at any age from fetus to the elderly can get cancer, so it is more than environmental or stress or anything that mere humans have control over. It is very easy to blame the enrironment or the patient for 'getting cancer', but it is not quite that simple.\n\nFor example, my son has a rare abdominal sarcoma with no known cause . . it is considered a childhood cancer because of the primitive nature of the cancer cells. There are some unusual features to this cancer, it is almost predominately boys in the second decade of life who are affected. Why? Why would a cancer predominately affect young boys? It may be genetic (no conclusive evidence to prove this, and no connection between the patients) or it may have to do with hormones or testosterone, since the cancer presents itself during 'growth spurts'. But, we really do not know. Another oddity about the cancer is that it shares the genetic features of two other childhood cancers . . in other words it is a chimeric cancer . . it melded two other forms of cancer into a new cancer. Which may indicate that cancer has the ability to change and transform.\n\nI do not believe that there is anything anyone can do to totally prevent cancer at this point. Remaining healthy by eating properly and exercising will give you the strenght to fight a cancer, but I don't think it will prevent it. Cutting back on addictions such as smoking, drinking, and other unhealthy lifestyles helps also. Still . . people who have never smoked a day in their life can develop lung cancer. A fetus can develop cancer in the womb. Month old babies can die from cancer. No age group, sex, or race  is immune.\n\nThe best prevention is probably to become aware of your own body and if your a parent, the signs of cancer in children. Examine your body, teach your children to become aware of their bodies, look for changes, or spots, and report any suspicious lumps or bumps immediately. Parents should learn to listen to their children and recongnize the warning signs. The family doctor also needs to be brought up to speed on recognizing the early signs of cancer. Early detection is the best prevention that we have at the moment.
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God didn't create cancer, He created a world that was perfect.   When sin entered the world things started dying and decaying and getting old and diseased.   It wasn't God, it was satan and man.
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my dad died of lung cancer.  The cancerous cells replaced the good ones and didnt do the job of the old ones.  Cancer kills because the organs affected stop working as their working cells are replaced.
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Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (in which cancer cells are transported through the blood or lymphatic system). Cancer may affect people at all ages, but risk increases with age. It is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries.\n\nThere are many types of cancer. Severity of symptoms depends on the site and character of the malignancy and whether there is metastasis. A definitive diagnosis usually requires the histologic examination of tissue by a pathologist. This tissue is obtained by biopsy or surgery. Most cancers can be treated and some cured, depending on the specific type, location, and stage. Once diagnosed, cancer is usually treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. As research develops, treatments are becoming more specific for the type of cancer pathology. Drugs that target specific cancers already exist for many cancers. If untreated, cancers may eventually cause illness and death, though this is not always the case.\n\nThe unregulated growth that characterizes cancer is caused by damage to DNA, resulting in mutations to genes that encode for proteins controlling cell division. Many mutation events may be required to transform a normal cell into a malignant cell. These mutations can be caused by chemicals or physical agents called carcinogens, by close exposure to radioactive materials, or by certain viruses that can insert their DNA into the human genome. Mutations occur spontaneously, or are passed down generations as a result of germ line mutations.\n\nMany forms of cancer are associated with exposure to environmental factors such as tobacco smoke, radiation, alcohol and certain viruses. While some of these can be avoided, there is no known way to entirely avoid the disease, and public health and vaccination programs are also important on a global scale.\n\nLeukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). It is part of the broad group of diseases called hematological neoplasms.
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causes cancer\ni guess
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You are right about the chemo and the radiation people are in a lot of pain and suffer from it but I have seen it go both ways Ive seen people go thru it and still die and there last months were just painful and not being able to do any last accomplishments. Then ive seen them go thru it all and live like they never had it. Its bad but anything with the medical profession is a gamble. My husband was diagnosed with cancer in his Liver as soon as they did the biopsy he passed away. I have seen a lot and heard a lot of this happening. They have killed a lot of people with the biopsy needle because they go thru the organ and not in it and it puts the cancer into the body. Good luck in making the right choices.
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For any kind of cancer it has to do with the cells, now each cell has a copy of DNA, but it duplicates this in the form of RNA and sends that arround the cell to do the going ons.  However cancer results when a certain part of the RNA is miss duplicated, this dosn;t happen very often respectivley since there is somthing that goes over the RNA to make sure it is correct.  However when that substance has a problem it cannot check the RNA and therefore cancer is much more likley.  Because cancer is the rapid reproduction of cells and when the RNA dosn't tell the cell to stop reproducing it makes more and more cells.  Things like ciggarets destroy the substance making them much more likley to get cancer.  So ya thats just a really breif crash course, i reckon you google it if you have anymore questions.
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the kind that causes cancer
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Cancer is a cell that's messed up and multiplying\ngenerally speaking the risks of cancer increase with age, there are some leukemias that are more common in the very young people (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia most common under age 19) and some that are more common in older people (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia is more often in adults over 40)\nthis website http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls is pretty good at talking about leukemia and lymphoma.\n\nand if you and anyone else has the signs or symptoms go see a dr, because anyone at any age can get leukemia or lymphoma
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great  question!\n\nall mammals get cancer - and birds do too \nbut probably no one has looked at that really interesting comparative question\n\ni could not find any reference on either a medline or vetline search!
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No. Cancer is due to genetic changes (mutations) that develop in cells when they divide. Most of these changes get repaired at the cellular level but some are not. If the change makes the cell behave and grow abnormally then this is cancer. Lots of environmental factors increase the risk of mutations or genetic changes including toxins in cigarette smoke - this is why cigarettes cause cancer.