A Disease Made from Our Own Bodies The body is made up of trillions of age A person s genes hold all the cells Cells are the building blocks information about how a body should of our bodies They have many jobs work Cancer occurs when some from helping us think to tasting food part of the genetic code is altered The body must constantly make Harmful forces such as too much new blood bone and brain cells UV light or pesticides can damage However sometimes things go wrong genes Accidents in copying genes when new cells are made and cancer during normal cell growth can also starts to grow cause cancer Cancer can occur in Cancer is a genetic problem that can affect any person at any Cells are the smallest units of life found in all living
The UV lights in tanning beds can lead to skin problems such as skin cancer many other ways Scientists do not know them all yet It is difficult to stop cancer once it appears The many causes of cancer have made it difficult to treat it in some cases Egyptians as far back 1 7 million as 3000 BCE recorded cancer as a disease with no treatment Now doctors and scientists are working hard for a cure From early detection Estimated new cases of cancer in the United States in 2016 to groundbreaking treatments modern science is getting closer than ever to beating this terrible disease THINK ABOUT IT Cancer develops in cells in the body It develops because of harmful forces or genetic problems Cancer has been recognized for centuries but there is still no cure Scientists are getting closer to finding a cure for cancer Cancer has been around for a long time Why do you think it is taking so long to find a
Treating Cancer Is Challenging Cancer is hard to cure because no two cancers are entirely similar by an inherited gene Part of what makes cancer so difficult to treat is that it can have many different Tumors can form in major organs such as the brain or lungs Tumors are usually a large grouping of causes In fact some cancers do not have a known cause yet cancer cells Cancer can also Another complication in curing develop in blood and bones But cancer is that it can spread to other each cancer is different A good parts of the body This process is example is lung cancer Someone called metastasizing Sometimes who smokes cigarettes can develop cancer cells get into nearby tissue lung cancer However lung cancer Sometimes the cells spread through is sometimes triggered by other the bloodstream Removing cancer harmful chemicals or minerals such from the body is a difficult task as asbestos It could also be caused when it moves around MRI images can reveal tumors in certain areas of the body such as the
If cancer cells spread to another area it is Curing every single type of cancer sometimes called a may seem impossible But doctors secondary cancer are hard at work creating new treatments that may more effectively fight cancers CHEMOTHERAPY The most common cancer Number of mutations needed to turn a normal cell into a cancer cell treatment is chemotherapy Chemotherapy involves treatments that use drugs to fight cancer They can come in the form of pills shots or creams Chemotherapy can also be applied directly to cancer during surgery Chemotherapy can be effective However it can have harsh side effects such as hair loss and No two cancers are alike a Cancer can have many causes Cancer can get into nearby tissue Cancer is difficult to treat because it can move throughout the body extreme
