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MalcolmWallace
Ms.Sroka
Writing
February22,2016
Cancer
DidyouknowthatcanceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeathintheU.S,heartdisease
beingthefirst?Cancerovertheyearshastakenmanyinnocentlives.Cancerisagrowing
epidemicthataffectsmillionsofpeopleeveryyear.Cancerisinfactnotsomuchaspecific
disease,butaprocessthatcanaffectthecellsinyourbody,causingthemtogrowabnormally
andimpairthefunctionofnearbytissues.Understandingthisprocessandwhatmaycausethis
abnormalgrowthtobeginisanessentialfirststeptowardmanagingthisdiseaseinthe
future(MedHealth).Cancerhaskilled1,658,370peopleintheU.Sintheyearof2015
alone(CancerFacts).Thatisalotofdeathsinoneyearnottomentionalloftheotherthingsthat
couldvekilledsomeonesuchasgunviolence,oldage,heartattacks,malaria,caraccidentsand
manymore.Thisessaywilltalkaboutdifferenttypesofcancer,waysyoucangetcancer,ways
thatyoucanreduceyourchancesofgettingcancer,differenttypesoftreatmentthatyoucanget
forcancer,possiblerootcausesofwhypeoplecannotgetthepropertreatmentfortheircancer
andasolutionto.
Tobegin,cancerisadiseasesomeonecanbebornwithorthatcangrowinyourbody
throughoutyourlife.Cancercandevelopinalltypesofplacesinyourbodysuchasyourbrain,
heart,breast,andetc.Therearesomanyformsofcancer.AccordingtoListofCancerTypes,
BreastCancer,LungCancer,ThoracicCancer,MelanomaandSkinCancers,Genitourinary

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Cancer,AnalCancer,BoneCancer,CervicalCancer,EyeCancer,LeukemiaLiverCancer,
PancreaticCancer,OralCancer,StomachCancer,VaginalCancer,ThyroidCancer,andetc.
Thesearesomeofthemanycancersintheworld.Thereareover100cancersintheworldsome
curablesomenot.Thecancerslistedabovearedangerousandveryharmfulbecauseallofthem
dodamagetoadifferentandspecificpartofyourbody(ListofCancerTypes).Forexample,
accordingtoLivestrong,breastcancercanmosteasilyspreadtothebones,theliverandthe
lungs.Consequently,breastcancercancausedysfunctionoftheseorgans.Metastasistothe
bonescancausebonepainandeasyfracturing.Ifthecancerspreadstothelungsitcancause
troublebreathing,achroniccoughandpneumonia.Whatthisdoestothebodyisthatonceyou
getpneumoniaitweakenstheimmunesystemmakingitharderforthebodytofightoffdiseases
suchascommoncoldscausingyoutodie(HowDoes).Also,accordingto,ScientificAmerican
Pancreaticcanceristypicallydiagnosedatalatestagebecauseitdoesn'tcausesymptomsuntil
it'stoolate.Weightloss,abdominalpain,jaundice[ayellowingoftheskinduetotoxicbuildup
intheliver]thosearethemostcommonsymptoms.Theyusuallystartafterthetumorisa
significantsize.Bythen,chancesare,ithasmetastasized[thatis,spreadtootherpartsofthe
body](WhatMakes).Judgingbythis,canceristhebiggestproblemthattheworldisfacing
today.
Tocontinue,nowthatweknowthemanytypesofcancerletstalkaboutwaysyoucan
getcancer.WaysyoucangetcancerisbyCarcinogens,Age,Genes,Immunesystem,
Environment,Viruses,Bacteria,LifestyleFactors.Carcinogens.Carcinogensaresubstancesthat
areknowntocausecellstogrowintocanceroustumors.Age.Manytypesofcancertakealong
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thesediseasesasyouage.Genes.Geneticmutationsthatapersoninheritscancausetheircellsto
developabnormally,increasingtheirriskthattheywilldevelopspecifictypesofcancer.Immune
System.Thosethathaveacompromisedimmunesystemmaybemoresusceptibletolymphomas
aswellascancerslikecervicalcancersthatarespreadbyavirus.Environment.Ifthe
environmentyouworkorliveineverydayisfilledwithcarcinogenssuchasasbestos,radiation,
directsunlight,tobaccosmokeorotherworkplacehazardsyoumaybeputtingyourselfatriskfor
developingavarietyoftypesofcancer.Viruses.Sometypesofcancerincludingprimaryliver,
cervical,tcellleukemiaandlymphomacancersarespreadbyavirusthatcanalterthegenetic
makeupofyourcells.Bacteria.Somestudieshaveshownthatbacteriasuchasthehelicobacter
pylorimayincreaseyourriskofdevelopingstomachorbowelcancerifthisinfectionisnot
treatedproperly.LifestyleFactors.Lifestylefactorssuchasdiet,tobacco,bodyweightand
physicalactivitycanalsoplayaroleinwhetherornotyoudevelopcancer.Eatingprocessed
foodsandmeatoverfruitsandvegetablesrobsthebodyofessentialnutrientsthatwillallowthe
cellstodivideandmultiplyinahealthyway(MedHealth).Whatthisshowsisthatthereare
manywaysthatyoucangetcancer.Somewaysmorecommonthanothersbutalloftheseways
couldstillleadtothebiggestproblemtheworldfacestoday,cancer.

Furthermore,therearewaysthatyoucanreduceyourchancesofgettingcancer.Ways
youcanreduceyourriskofencounteringcanceris,Beanonsmokerandavoidsecondhand
smoke.Keepahealthybodyweight.Beactiveandeatwell.Knowtherisksofalcohol.Theless
youdrink,themoreyoureduceyourrisk.Protectyourskin....GetenoughvitaminDfromthe
sun,supplementsandyourdiet(CanadianCancerSociety).Allofthesewayscanonedayhelp
youpreventorevenreduceyourchancesofgettingcancer.

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Inaddition,waysthatpeoplecanbecuredfromcancerorevenreducetheirchancesof
dieingfromcancerisbytakingtreatment.Sometreatmentorproceduresthatcanbetakenis
Surgery,Chemotherapy,RadiationTherapy,TargetedTherapy,Immunotherapy,Hyperthermia,
StemCellTransplant(PeripheralBlood,BoneMarrow,andCordBloodTransplants),
PhotodynamicTherapy,LasersinCancerTreatment,andBloodProductDonationand
Transfusion(TreatmentTypes).Althoughthesearesomeofthemanytreatmentsthatpeoplewith
cancercantaketherearesomepossiblecausesthatmakesitdifficultforpeopletogettheproper
treatmentforcancerandthatismoney,insurance,anddenialofcancer.Whatthisallmeansis
thatpeopleeitherdonthaveenoughmoneytopayforthetreatment,theirinsurancecannot
coverthepriceforthetreatment,oreitherthepersonwhohascanceriseitherindenialoftheir
cancerduetothepressureofthenewsandthethoughtofthemdieingleadingthemtonotgetthe
propertreatment.Peoplewhodonthavetheresourcesnorthemoneytogetthepropertreatment
shouldbefundedbythegovernmentortheinsurancethattheypayfor.Ifthisweretohappen
thentherewouldbelessdeathsintheU.S.A.Peoplewhoareindenialoftheircancercanonly
onlybepushedandhelpedbutforsolong.Youcantforcesomeonetotaketreatmentthatthey
dontwantorthatdeniesit.
Moreover,asolutiontocancerisforthegovernmenttoregulatewhatstoreownerscanand
cannotsellintheirstorestothecommunity.Isaythisbecauselotsofstoreboughtproducts
containcarcinogensthatcangiveyoucancerbyconsumingthem.Forexample,canned
tomatoes,sodapop,farmedsalmon,processedmeats,microwavepopcorn,potatochips,
hydrogenatedoils,foodsthatarehighlypickledorsmoked,highlyprocessedwhiteflour,
GMOs(Geneticallymodifiedorganisms),refinedsugar,artificialsweetener,foodslabeleddiet,

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alcohol,andredmeat(16Cancer).Allofthesefoodslistedarefoodsthataremostlikelytobe
soldingrocerystoresthatmostpeopleconsumedaily,supportingthatasolutiontocancercould
bethegovernmentregulatingwhatstoreownerscouldsellintheirstorestopeoplebuyingand
consumingtheproducts.
Inconclusion,canceristhebiggestproblempeoplefacestoday,killing1,658,370people
intheU.Sintheyearof2015alone(CancerFacts).Canceristhesecondleadingcauseofdeath
intheUnitedStatesmakingitthemostimportantissuetheworldfacestoday.Theworldwould
besuchabetterplaceifpeopledidnthavetoworryaboutgettingordyingfromcancer.Iknow
youmaythinkthatthereareotherthingsintheworldthataremoreimportantthancancer.ButI
thinkthatifcancerwastakencareofthentheworldwouldbeabetterplacetolivein.Inthe
futureIhopethatcanceristakenintoconsiderationthatitsthebiggestproblemtheworldfaces
today.

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