Cancer

Back in the early part of the 1990's a film called 'The Medicine Man' was released and the story revolved around a doctor working in South America who discovers the cure for cancer, only to lose it in a local disaster. Think about that for a moment. While we do know about some of the causes of cancer, no-one can predict who, where or when it will be triggered.

There are theories that we all have it and it just takes something to start it off, but what is cancer? The word is often used by many to explain something that spreads out of control.

The difference between a cancerous tumor an a benign one is that malignant tumors continue to grow whereas benign ones limit their growth an many of us live comfortably with them during out lives without even knowing. As you get older the risk of cancer increases. While smoking, chemicals and radiation for instance, can be the cancer trigger, it is the poison from these or other sources that transform body cells and create genetic abnormalities which grow and multiply.

To further complicate matters, it can also be the result of problems with faulty genetic codes passed down by parents which means that a person can be born with pre-cancerous cells although faults can also occur with the body's DNA replication ability. It would seem some people are more susceptible to it than others and it may be their genetic makeup and their exposure to certain carcinogens that is responsible.

Long term research has given a better picture of what cancer is and the study of cancer is one of the top ten diseases being researched throughout the world. Much of the world's research into diseases is to try and find the reason why some people do not contract certain diseases while others do. By understanding the origins of cancer, perhaps we will be able to avoid contracting it until we come up with a cure.

The food you eat on a regular basis will have an effect on your health, especially in the future. Recent studies have shown that calcium received from dairy products can be harmful to men and could encourage the onset of prostate cancer.

Cancer does not have any prejudice when it comes to invading a person's body as it can strike anywhere. Usually the cancer is at an early stage and a person may have a better chance of being cured. It is only a matter of time before a complete cure is discovered.