What can you "NOT: get cancer from nowadays?

Question

I am not knocking on anything really-but really...it seems like everything nowadays you can get cancer from it. Is anything safe to eat,drink, or use anymore?

Answer 1

A HUG? :O)

Answer 2

Actually people operate mistakenly on the assumption that everything around them 'causes' cancer. But there is no proof that all cancer is caused by the environment. In fact there are very, very few cancers that are caused by outside factors . . ie, we know for a fact that asbestos causes a type of lung cancer called methoselioma. We also know from nuclear blasts or long term exposure that radiation can cause leukemia. We know that in some cases people who smoke will develop lung cancer. What we cannot explain, especially when it concerns environmental carcinogens . . is why everyone exposed to these things do not develop cancer. Thus, it is far too simplistic to think that 'everything' causes cancer . . the truth is that cancer is probably inherent in our bodies. We know that some cancers are genetic, passed on through the generations . . but not all cancer is. We know that cancer can be age specific . . that childhood cancer looks different than an old adults cancer.

It is far more likely that cancer is an internal process, something that our own bodies switch on or off and it has little to do with the environment or what you eat or drink. In fact, my son has a rare cancer that appears to have a link with the growth spurts found during adolescence. In other words, nothing in the environment cause this to happen . .it was an internal mechanism that misfired. His body was telling him to grow and out of the millions of cells and hormones required to do this . . one decided to take the wrong path. which means that cancer may not be 'caused' by anything . . that cancer may just be an 'accident' of nature.

For some reason people feel a need to place blame and suspect 'causes' for everything . . but it is very possible that there is no 'cause' for cancer that any of us have a control over.

Answer 3

This is an excellent existential question and as the Socratic question is more important that the answer - and a good answer one that leads to a better question - simply asking a question with no clear answer is valuable in and of itself. I understand the angst in your query. It can be frustrating and frightening to live in a world replete with hidden dangers while visible woes flaunt their relative risks before us. Risks are always relative. For example, not everyone who smokes develops lung cancer. In fact, only the minority do. Nonetheless, smoking is the number 1 cause of preventable illness, lost time from work, permanent disability, and death in the United States. There is a way to answer your question however. Instead of trying to avoid all potential risk, begin by living in a fashion that promotes health. Illicit drugs are out. Eat fresh fruits and vegetables maintaing a proper intake of fiber. Avoid red meat. Do not use salt or sugar. Avoid processed foods. Do not eat fried foods. Exercise regularly which does not require expensive memberships or equipment. Walking 20 to 30 minutes daily is adequate. Never smoke and do not expose yourself to smoking. Do not drink alcohol. Yes it is true that controlled small amounts of alcohol may in fact be 'healthy' but few there are with the control to imbibe small amounts. Get married. I know it is hard to believe, but married people live longer. Also - be happy. There is considerable evidence in the medical literature that happy people live longer as well. Finally, let me remind you that we are all born with a lifetime guarantee - we just don't know how long the guarantee is until the good Lord tells us. My children - Julie and Michael - were raised with laptops from before they even had laps. Do I worry about potential harm? Well - to date there is no evidence that laptops lead to carcinoma of the lap. Please do not see your laptop on ebay. That was meant as joke, for as useful as the lap is, it is not an anatomic structure. I wish you the best of health in a dangerous world - and may God bless.

Answer 4

Actually we all have cancer, to a certain degree--but let me explain: we all have little cysts, tumors and growth in or on our bodies but most of them are not harmful cancers. It is when these abnormal growths or tumors take on a life of its own and destroys healthy cells that they become really harmful.

Alas, we live in an interconnected world. Even if you take organics and avoid all known carcinogens, you still have to breathe polluted air and perhaps time and again take unclean water.

So my answer to your question: only death and dying cures cancer!

Answer 5

Eating Organic and exercising...drinking water!

Answer 6

Aha. Good question. I assume there are some good things out there.. But with the way things are today, almost anything could kill you.

Answer 7

Go vegan, and your chances of developing cancer will be greatly diminished.

Answer 8

you just have to use common sense....look at this article. its great :
http://www.newstarget.com/021808.html

Answer 9

NOPE, this is the End!!!