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Why Everything You’ve Heard About Cancer Is Wrong (And Right)
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A study looking at 31 types of cancer has found that the majority of those cancers – about two-thirds – are due to little more than bad luck.
But if you’re a healthy eater, don’t give up just yet.
The study, conducted by Cristian Tomasetti and Bert Vogelstein at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, was published in January in Science magazine.
In the study, Tomasetti and Vogelstein examined 31 types of cancer, and concluded that among 22 of those types of cancer the DNA mutations which cause cancer seemed to appear randomly. The remaining nine types of cancer were attributable to lifestyle choices environmental factors and inherited predispositions.
What Causes Cancer?
It is widely accepted that genetic errors are responsible for cancer formation. Normal cells are programed to die after a certain period of time while cancer cells do not have this “knowledge” built into them. Cancer cells keep on growing and take over localized areas of the body. Eventually cancer cells can metastasize and travel to distant sites throughout the body.
What Does Research Say About Causes of Cancer?
What is significant about the study that Tomasetti and Vogelstein conducted is the degree of randomness which caused DNA to mutate.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/alternative-health/why-everything-youve-heard-about-cancer-is-wrong-and-right/
