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8 Surprising Causes of Cancer
What is cancer?
The term “cancer” is a broad one. Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled growth and division of cells.
There are different types of cancer. While some may cause rapid cell growth, others may slow the growth and division of cells.
Certain kinds of cancer result in tumors — obvious growths. Others, such as leukemia, do not. In this article, we will go over eight surprising cases of cancer.
Most cells in our bodies have specific functions. Their lifespans are also fixed. The death of cells is part of a natural phenomenon known as apoptosis. Apoptosis is beneficial to human life.
The cells in your body are programmed to die at a particular time so that the body can replace them with a newer and better functioning cell. Unfortunately, cancer cells do not have the components that instruct and guide them to stop dividing and die.
And so, they continue to grow and divide in the body, using up nutrients and oxygen that should be channeled into the nourishment of other cells. As a result, cancer cells can form tumors, impair the immune system, and cause that prevent regular functioning of the body.
Cancer cells may show up in one area of your body and then spread to other locations via the lymph nodes. Immune…
