Do you believe that cancer is a self-inflicted disease?

Question

Do any of these nice compassionate believers here who think
cancers a punishment we bring on ourselves ever had cancer?
or watched their own child go through it? Thought not

Answer 1

Hell no..what kind of sick question is this?

Yes, I have a beautiful daughter that has a rare form of breast cancer.

She is the best, most loving, caring person I know.

Answer 2

For children - it is suspected that the cancer cells were there even before the child was born, thus, the child definitely did not self inflict the cancer.
However, for adults the picture is quite different since cancers are not spread evenly ac cross the population.
For a long time it is known that some types of cancer (e.g. colon) are associated with some types of personality.
Furthermore, some researchers claim that ther is an association between some types of psychological crisis (e.g. depression) and the appearance of some types of cancers several years after the crisis.
It is assumed that the cancer is inflicted via the suppression of the immune system responsible for eliminating the cancer cells.
Thus, you can say that in certain cases a patient had contributed (indirectly) to self-inflicting the disease.

Answer 3

NO. I do not believe or agree that Cancer can be self-inflicted, at all.

Although the specific causes of cancer are unknown, some associations are becoming clearer. The effect of hormones on tumors and development is apparent, as are changes in the DNA of numerous genes. Various other factors like smoking, alcohol and environmental effects are also linked by researchers. Billions of dollars are being spent for research, but no one can find the exact reason. When such is the case how it is possible to self-inflict this disease? The “normal” human being would abhor the idea of giving himself or herself cancer, or any other serious disease does not at all arise. -

Answer 4

Well, my mom swears and reminds me daily that my cancer is punishment for my sin (she is hyper religious.. im religious too, but not that way). If god has anything to do with my cancer, I dont think its for punishment, but rather a learning experience of sorts.

In a way, my cancer may have been self inflicted though. I have leukemia, and a known cause is benzene. I started smoking when I was 13, and didnt quit til ealier this year. I was diagnosed 3 years ago. I quit for a while, but after treatment was over and stuff, I started smoking again. THen I relapsed this year, which is when I quit for good. So, my choice to smoke, may have caused my cancer.

Answer 5

Having had 5 tuma,s removed,2 from my throat its left me a neckbreather with a servox [electronic voice] to speak with.Never did smoke or drink,however most of my family has died of cancer,some smoked,some had a drink and some did both.Our 6 year old daughter did neither,but none the less,we keep her grave tidy,which as it happens is not far from my mothers and one of my uncles.The answer to your not to nice question is that in 1million genes made up of numbers and letters in any kind or sequence,it only takes 1 letter or number to be half a line out of place,then your hign risk.The myth of smokers and or etc,has now become the fact of some peoples disapproval,a they dont like it b it seems to bother them at how much money is spent on them c reasons of insecurity of getting cancer and if did looking for a blame outlet. Genetic is the answer,and my oh my,how many times unable to speak as i am,have i stood in that churchyard and expressed great remorse,but no doubt several yards away,my mother is doing the exact same thing.Have i watched,you bet ,and i blame no artificial sources,we have it,activation could be a family allergy that i no nothing about Stay Lucky ,anything they learn from my demise may help others, i am in the doctor patient scheme for new doctors up and coming to inspect ,poke,and ask questions.

Answer 6

No, it is not self-inflicted. Lifestyle may cause you to get cancer, but it is definetely not something you can cause yourself to get, not normally anyway. It's not self-inflicted and it is not a way of being punished for anything you have done wrong. Cancer is one of the more mysterious diseases and in many cases is completely random.

Answer 7

Rather a harsh question you've got there; not in a denial are you?

My best friend/ex-boyfriend was diagnosed of leukemia two years ago before we found each other once again on the Net. It only brought us closer, actually. I find it as a blessing for us to realize the bond between a person with cancer and a person without, is magical.

True that we had our rough times when he didn't want to trouble his girlfriend with the truth, but me (and how I knew was quite accidental). But to me, anyone with any life-threating disease is just another figment of how we as humans, homo sapiens should value one's life.

Answer 8

No it is not, people who think like that are ignorant and haven't got a caring gene in their body, how can a child with cancer possibly have got it through self infliction, these so called experts need to get their damn facts right.

Answer 9

The only cancers that we may be guilty of bringing on ourselves would be voluntary exposure to a cancer producing substance or environment. In that sense perhaps you could call it a punishment for a bad decision, I guess, but otherwise, NO we do not bring on such conditions.

Answer 10

For some reason you have taken part of an answer I gave to a question of yours about god and cancer, removed the punctuation and grammar, and used it as the second part of your question, where it doesn't make sense.

A number of people who answered your original question claimed that cancer was a punishment meted out by god for sin - hence my answer.

Plenty of people - invariably those who have not had cancer - post to this forum claiming cancer is the victim's fault because of bad diet etc, which is just as nonsensical.

Answer 11

No. It has genetic, environmental, dietary, viral and many other risk factors, and in any case it doesn't make sense to blame people for their conditions. Even if they smoke like a chimney and are alcoholic there are reasons for that which may make sense to them or that result from the stresses in their lives. The correct attitude to any patient is to attempt to establish a rapport and be a humble servant or companion to them in helping them to resolve or come to terms with their problem, just as an oncologist, cancer nurse or GP would take such an attitude. I don't claim to treat cancer because it would be unethical, illegal and exploitative, but if i think i can help them with other issues and they come to me, i will do what i can to help, for example, with nausea resulting from chemotherapy. I check the pharmacokinetics of their chemotherapy thoroughly for drug-herb interactions, e.g. methotrexate with folic acid, so nothing with significant quantities of the latter for anyone on the former; no liver tonics when the liver is the main site of metabolism to promote the production of an active form as with cyclophosphamide, no phytoestrogens with oestrogen-sensitive tumours, take care not to alter the half-lives of drugs or their metabolism and so on, according to the extensive scientific research on natural products and drugs available to me in the current mainstream and specialist phytotherapeutic literature. There is nothing unusual about this. Any professional herbalist would do the same. It's not my place to interfere with anyone else's treatment, offer false hope or ascribe responsibility. I can't speak for other complementary practitioners. Like most other people, i have had loved ones and acquaintances die from various tumours. The most important thing is to prevent them from occurring in the first place.