Is it true that all of us have cancer?

Question

It just takes something to trigger it into gowth?

Answer 1

There is a theory that says that as the cells of our body divide (as most do to renew our body tissues) that a proportion of them become cancerous (or at least pre-cancerous). The theory goes on to speculate that this is quite normal and that in most circumstances the body's own defences kill the potentially cancerous cells and therefore keep us cancer-free.

In this way the theory states that to actually catch cancer your anti-cancer defence mechanism somehow malfunctions.

This may indeed be true for some cancers and is almost certainly true for normal cellular division in as much as any "rogue" or abnormal cells are a potential hazard and it would therefore be logical for there to be a system to deal with them.

The mutations which cause cancer cells which "successfully" go on to develop into proper cancers probably also feature some mechanism for disguising the cancerous cells so that they look "normal" to the body's defences.

Answer 2

No. Cancer comes from abnormal cells. For reasons that aren't completely known, the healthy cells in your body CAN mutate. It can be genetic, environmental exposure or self-exposure. Doesn't mean that it will happen, just that it can and it can happen to anyone. No one is immune from cancer. And except for hair, teeth and nails....every part of the human body is vulnerable. There is a test your doctor can send you for if you have high risk factors. It's called a PET scan. This scan covers your entire body and can show abnormal cells anywhere--even before they become tumors and/or spread into the lymph system. The sooner it's caught, the better chances for survival.
Not only do I do FDA research, but I am a breast cancer survivor.

Answer 3

Well, since cancer is just our own cells mutating and growing in a way that's destructive....yes.
We all have the *potential* to have a destructive cancerous growth in us at any time.

Unlike AIDS, Pneumonia, a cold, or many other diseases, the harmful part of cancer isn't directly any outside agent -- it's our own cells. While outside agents can and do trigger our cells to become cancerous, the real problem is just our own cells.

Answer 4

Yes, everybody has cancer cells in their system. The bodies immune system regularly fights these cells and they never come to fruition. When you have cancer it means that these same cancer cells were not successfully killed off by the immune system and for some reason began to mutate.

Answer 5

I don't know about that but they say you can come into contact with something that will lead to cancer. Then years later you have it. I quit smoking in 1979 and in 2003 lost a kidney to cancer. My doctor said it was the smoking. All those years and smoking still came back to bite me on the ***.

Answer 6

Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells. Since we all have cells, we have the potential for developing cancer.

Answer 7

No.

Research on cancer and the genetic code looks like it may at long last produce real breakthroughs

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Answer 8

yes it is called life