by Agent Sixteen

Created on: September 16, 2008

Cancer
Cancer the second most deadliest killer disease in the United States of America and Canada. Cancer is a deadly disease which is caused by the growth of malformed cells in your body. These abnormal cells which parasitize and destroy other tissues in your body. Cancer cells have no specific region to grow at, they grow anywhere in your body.

More than millions around the world are diagnosed and even die of cancer. There is no age limit for this deadly disease, but people aged above 50 are frequent victims for cancer. Scientist haven't yet found the cause for cancer, but they recommend you to not to smoke, to have a healthy diet and do exercise a minimum 30 minutes per day, so you would be less likely to develop cancer.

But one of the most greatest risk factors is repeated usage of carcinogens which could damage your cells and carcinogens cause cancer remain unclear. Smoking is said to be the 27% cancer risk in the United States. Even if you don't smoke you develop lung cancer because of the smoke let out by the others are inhaled by you. This is called Passive Smoking. Your cancer risks increases depending on how many cigarettes you smoke per day and per year. Unfortunately young smokers develop more risk in having a deadly cancer disease in future. In countries like Singapore smoking is banned, because of the fear of cancer.

It's proved that you develop cancer if any of your ancestors had had cancer . This is because you inherit genes from your ancestors. Although you lead a healthy life you still could develop cancer.

It's stated that cancer takes a few years to develop. It also depends on your environmental, behavioral, hereditary and nutritional factors. In brief it depends on your lifestyle. Breast cancer is the most deadliest and common disease which infect women in rich countries and cervical cancer is common in poor countries. This is because cancer rates differ by gender, race and geographic region.

In this modern world , scientists have found cures for cancer. But unfortunately they cant assure that you would be safe for another 5 years. This is because a healthy human body is composed of 30 trillion cells. And if any cell dies another is reproduced . And cancer begins to develop in genes which are the bits of biochemical instructions which controls almost everything including the growth of cells.

The stress and suffering of all cancer patients and survivors is horrific. You feel cornered when you are being away from your family and friends. You have one life, live it healthily.

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