What is the primary source in the human body that makes cancer thrive?
2007-11-15 06:42:09 · 5 answers · asked by mybusiness2 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
It's not really growing, it's dividing. So they don't need fuel, in that sense.
Many cancers, many causes
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2007-11-15 06:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the same things any other cell uses. Cancer isn't a virus or outside pathogen, it is your own cells that have grown out of control or in a way that is not normal. Breast cancer is still breast cells, just a neoplasm.
They are hypermetabolic and use more energy then other cells. That is why they light up on a PET scan. They uptake sugar with radioactive tracers faster then normal cells, making them stand out.
2007-11-15 20:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar is like a cancer fertilizer. My cancer also loves female hormones, so I've had a hysterectomy to starve the beasties out.
2007-11-15 19:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne D 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its the same stuff that makes the rest of your tissues survive. Cancer cells are just cells - not normal cells, but cells nevertheless
2007-11-15 14:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Knick A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main thing is that it grows...across, down and is horrible.
2007-11-15 14:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋