Causes of Cancer | treatandprevent

What causes cancer? Before we discuss the causes of cancer it is important for you to know how cancer is developed in a person's body.

Cancer starts when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control. Cancer cell growth is different from normal cell growth. Instead of dying, cancer cells continue to grow and form new, abnormal cells. Cancer cells can also invade (grow into) other tissues, something that normal cells can't do.

Cancer cells originate from normal cells when their DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or blue prints within the cell nucleus is damaged. DNA is in every cell and it directs all the cell’s actions, growth, death, protein synthesis etc. when DNA is damaged in a normal cell the cell either repairs the damage or the cell dies.

Normally, the body safeguards against cancer via numerous methods, such as: apoptosis or a process by which abnormal cells die on their own accord, helper molecules (some DNA polymerases), possibly senescence or aging, etc.

In cancer cells, the damaged DNA is not repaired, and the cell does not die. Instead it gives rise to more such abnormal cells with abnormal DNA. These new cells all have the same defective DNA of the original cancer cell.

DNA damage may be inherited from parents or may be a spontaneous problem that occurs during the lifetime of a person. This is called a mutation. DNA damage may also be triggered by exposure to certain environmental toxins such as those present in cigarette smoke. There are, however, multiple factors that may and do cause cancer but it is difficult to pin point which factor is the absolute cause of cancer in one person to another. Due to multiple factors one must be educated and aware of all of the factors to decrease or eleminate the chances of exposure for a healthier and longer life.

If the DNA damaged is inherited we obviously have no control in preventing such matter but we can treat and maybe even cure the cancer formed.

The RISK FACTORS of CANCER / CAUSES OF CANCER

Newly Founded - 15 Everyday things that increase your chances of getting cancer

1) Air fresheners 2) Alcoholic beverages 3) Candles 4) Car fumes 5) Cosmetics 6)Granite 7)Toothpaste 8)Hot tea

9) Burnt food 10) Microwave popcorn 11) Canned foods 12) Diet soda 13) Sun screen 14) Weed Killers and number 15) Birth control....Click on the link above and below for specific reasons to why these are risk factors of cancer.

Other factors include: Johnson's Baby Powder, Ajax witth Bleach, Cover Girl Replenishing Foundation,

Crest Toothpase, Alberta VO5 Conditioner, Nice n Easy Hair Color, Heavy Duty Zud Cleanser, Lysol, Zodiac

Flea and Tick Collar, Ortho Weed - B - Gone Weed Killer, Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, Regular White Milk and Most Laundry Detergents.

Newly Founded - Reference:https://smartklean.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/the-top-12-cancer-causing-products-in-the-average-home/

According to World Health Organization (WHO), more common risk factors for cancer include:

Tobacco use
Alcohol use
Overweight and obesity
Dietary factors, including insufficient fruit and vegetable intake
Physical inactivity
Chronic infections from helicobacter pylori, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and some types of human papilloma virus (HPV)
Environmental and occupational risks including ionizing and non-ionizing radiation

Cancer-causing agents

Chemical carcinogens

Several chemicals and environmental toxins are responsible for changes in normal cellular DNA. Substances that cause DNA mutations are known as mutagens, and mutagens that cause cancers are known as carcinogens.

Particular substances have been linked to specific types of cancer. Tobacco smoking is associated with many forms of cancer, and causes 90% of lung cancer. Similarly, prolonged exposure to asbestos fibers is associated with mesothelioma.

Tobacco is also related to other cancers such as lung, larynx, head, neck, stomach, bladder, kidney, oesophagus and pancreas as it contains other known carcinogens, including nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Ionizing radiations

Radiations due to radon gas and prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun can lead to melanoma and other skin malignancies. Radiation therapy given for one type of cancer may also cause another type of cancer. For example, those who receive chest radiation therapy for lymphomas may later develop breast cancer.

Viral and bacterial infections

Some cancers can be caused by infections with pathogens. Notable among these include liver cancers due to Hepatitic B and C infections; cervical cancer due to infections with Human Papilloma virus (HPV); Epstein Barr virus causing Burkitt’s lymphoma and gastric or stomach cancer due to Helicobacter pylori infection.

Genetic or inherited cancers

Common examples are inherited breast cancer and ovarian cancer genes including BRCA1 and 2. Li-Fraumeni syndrome includes defects in the p53 gene that leads to bone cancers, breast cancers, soft tissue sarcomas, brain cancers etc. Those with Down’s syndrome are known to develop malignancies such as leukemia and testicular cancer.

Hormonal changes

Notable among these are changes in the female hormone levels estrogen. Excess estrogen promotes uterine cancer.

Immune system dysfunction

Impaired immunity including HIV infection leads to several cancers including Kaposi's sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and HPV-associated malignancies such as anal cancer and cervical cancer.

Sources

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SOLUTION: Eat stove top grilled or boiled organic chicken or salmon.

SOLUTION: Eat non canned / fresh foods, use glass containers like pyrex, salmon is the best fish to consume, trash treated furniture, use all natural soap.

SOLUTION: Eat raw or steamed veggies as alternative. .