and is it true that you will get by eating fastfood?
2007-06-23 16:14:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
no.. u can get it when ur a baby nd i THINK a mom can pass it to a baby but im not sure.
2007-06-23 16:22:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
You are never too young to get cancer. Cancer can occur at conception (gestational trophoblastic tumors) and it is possible for an infant to be born with cancer (Neuroblastoma).
Childhood cancer has very, very little do with eating fastfoods. Childhood cancer is somewhat different than an older persons cancer. Childhood cancers are often associated with the primitive cells found in children (germ cell tumors ). These are the earliest cells that occur in the development of a human being. Childhood cancers may also be linked to genetics, hormones, or growth, but no one is sure exactly what causes all types of cancer in children.
SEER Report: Cancer among Infants
http://www.mindfully.org/Health/Cancer-Infants-SEER75-95.htm
"Malignancies of infancy represented 10% of all cancer that was diagnosed among children younger than 15 years of age."
2007-06-24 09:40:38 · answer #2 · answered by Panda 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are never too young to get cancer. For example, certain types of leukemia affect children. Infants get a form of cancer of their eye called retinal neuroblastoma. Although scientists are discovering what causes some forms of cancer, many forms of cancer have no known cause.
Fast food, typically high in fats, will make you overweight, can lead to cardiovascular disease by clogging your arteries, and don't give you a balanced diet to be at your best throughout the day. There is no definitive link between fast foods and cancer.
2007-06-23 23:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by JEFF V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cancer DOES NOT care how old you are. My 5 yr old is a survivor. He was diagnosed at age 3 1/2. I have known infants, just days, old to be diagnosed.
2007-06-24 14:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by tessasmomy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are never to young to get cancer. There are many children who have cancer. I don't believe you can get cancer from eating fast food, but it most certainly is very unhealthy for your body.
2007-06-24 02:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can develop cancer as an infant and to my knowledge, fast food doesn't cause cancer, but it does create issues with developing heart disease if you eat enough of it through the years.
2007-06-23 23:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really am convinced that everything leads to cancer. . cell phones, wifi(wireless interent), air conditoners, aluminum, tin cans, the food we eat, the milk we drink (cows given hormones),makeup,hairdye,shampoo,lotions,household cleaning products. . i think too much of ANYTHING is bad and eveuntally will lead to cancer. The cancer lies dormant because our bodies fight it off with our young strong immune systems and it is found in later stages of our lives when we have weakened immune systems just from gettin older, the enviornment and MOSTLY stress. I believe EVERYONE will die of cancer unless they die of something before.
2007-06-24 19:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by *-kC-* 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are nvr too young to get cancer..i am just 15 and i got thyroid cancer
2007-06-24 01:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by joey lim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In three and a half years of a high risk NICU, I saw three babies born with cancer - only one survived.
2007-06-24 00:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no. and it can happen. but it's more likely you'll just get fat from eating it
2007-06-23 23:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by dixiegirl687 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋