Has anyone else noticed how much of our society is being consumed by Cancer?!


Question:

Has anyone else noticed how much of our society is being consumed by Cancer?

It seems like everywhere I go, there's a family member or friend being diagnosed with cancer and it is so sad. Do you think it is because of our lifestyles now-a-days or is it that more people are going to the doctor to find out?


Answers:

You are seeing more cancer patients because more people are surviving cancer.

Years ago cancer was a death sentence. Now there is heightened awareness, more people are finding the disease early, and there are better and more effective treatments.

As far as trying to blame our lifestyles . . no one actually knows what causes one person to get cancer while another one does not. There are some identified risk factors . . but even they are not always true for each individual. Not everyone who smokes gets cancer, and people who don't smoke still get lung cancer. So, there is more going on than just a lifestyle factor . . that is only one piece of the puzzle.

Cancer can be devastating, especially for those diagnosed with advanced cancer. Current advances in medicine has improved the outcomes of all types and stages of cancer. However, metastatic or stage IV cancer does continue to remain elusive. Metastatic disease is the process of the tumor 'shedding' microscopic or small cancer cells into the blood stream. Metastatic cells than travel all over the body and can lodge in a new location and start a new tumor growth. Although not impossible, it can be difficult to treat and stop this process.




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