Cancer Cancer is a group of more than one hundred separate diseases
in which cells in a part of the body begin to grow out
of control. The body is made up of hundreds of millions of
living cells. Normal body cells grow, divide, and die in an
orderly manner. Cancer growth starts
when abnormal and
unregulated cells grow out of control. This growth destroys
surrounding body tissues and may spread to other parts
of the body in a process that is known as metastasis. Cancer
cells travels into the bloodstream or lymph vessels where
they begin to grow and replace normal tissue. When
cells divide at an accelerated rate, they often begin to
form a mass of tissue called a tumor.
Tumors can also release
substances that destroy tissues in close proximity to
them. Cancer can develop in almost any
organ or tissue, such
as the lung, colon, breast, skin, bones, or nerve tissue. Untreated
cancers can cause serious illness and even death. Not
all tumors are cancerous. Tumors can be either malignant
or benign. A malignant tumor is cancer, and a benign
tumor is not. The difference between a
benign tumor
and a malignant tumor is that a benign tumor will not
spread or metastasize to distant parts of the body, and
usually it will not grow back once removed. Benign tumors
are almost never life threatening. A
benign tumor
is either surgically removed, or it may be left in place
and simply observed over time. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in America after heart disease. In the U.S., cancer accounts for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths. Cancer is far more predominant in western countries. The diet in these countries is a major factor of this epidemic. The average American consumes 2-3 pounds of sugar per week in the form of table sugar, corn sugar and high-fructose corn syrup in foods; highly processed and refined foods; high fat, saturated fat and animal fat. The three most common cancers in men in the United States are: prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer. In women in the U.S., the three most common cancers are: breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer. Half of all men and one-third of all women in the U.S. will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Kathy Kafka Complete Natural Blends www.completenaturalblends.com Copyright all rights reserved. |