The Truth About Cancer
By Francisco Segura
Almost everyone on the planet will know someone who has died from cancer but the cure will come; fortunately there is a worldwide research program being carried out and it's just a matter of time. When you think about the impact that a cure would bring to this global problem it sends a shudder through your spine. Research over the years has helped our understanding of cancer but not to the point where we are able to foretell exactly when it will happen.If someone were to ask you what cancer was, would you be able to give them a definition like the one in this article? Firstly, it is a disease that starts as a group of abnormal cells that continue to divide; they cross over to other cells and sites of the body continuing to grow and divide.A cancerous tumor keeps growing but a benign one is self-limiting and generally won't cause any harm to the body. There are rare occasions when a benign tumor changes to a malignant one. It causes more deaths per population than any other illness and the older you get the more prone you are to contracting the disease; cancer is responsible for about 13 percent of all deaths worldwide. Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells; these abnormalities may be caused by other poisons within the body from smoking, radiation, chemicals or other infectious agents.For some people the problem lies not with any form of external poison although faults with their parents DNA or genetic makeup can result in a person being born with the diseased cells. Complex relationships between carcinogens and a person's genetic makeup may explain why only some develop it after exposure to a known carcinogen. Owing to this ongoing, worldwide research, we do actually know a considerable amount about cancer even if we are some way from finding a complete and consistent cure. Study, in general, helps us learn why one person is more susceptible to an illness than another. We all want to know more about the causes of cancer what we can do to help prevent this illness from striking. The food you eat on a regular basis will have an effect on your health, especially in the future. Some believe it may even be causing a large number of cases in certain groups of people. Dairy foods are also considered to be a cause. Calcium from dairy products is thought to be possible cause of prostrate cancer in males. Other foodstuffs that could create problems are too much salt and saturated fat.Cancer can affect any part of the body from the bones, blood, skin or organs. nowhere is safe from it. 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. Advancements in medical techniques mean that cancer in many cases can be treated and often completely cured; it is only a matter of time before a complete cure is discovered.
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Francisco Segura owns and operates http://www.medicalschoolrankingsguide.com/100-medical-school-rankings.html 100 Medical School Rankings from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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