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Cancer is one of the major diseases in which abnormal cells develop causing uncontrolled growth and division of cells.

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Cancer is one of the major diseases in which abnormal cells develop causing uncontrolled growth and division of cells. Some types of cancer involve rapid cell growth. While others cause cells to grow and divide slowly. Cancer often has the ability to spread throughout your body. These abnormal cells are called cancer cells, malignant cells or tumor cells. These cells can infiltrate normal tissues of the body.

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Many cancer tissues are identified by the name of the tissue from which the abnormal cells originated. For example, breast cancer, lung cancer etc. There are more than 200 types of cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. But thanks to cancer screening and cancer treatment, survival rates are improving.

What Are The Causes Of Cancer?

Anything that may cause a normal body cell to develop abnormally potentially can cause cancer.

There are many causes of cancer, and some of them are preventable.

Some risk factors for cancer include:

• In addition to smoking

• Poor nutrition

• Heavy alcohol consumption

• Excess body weight

• Physical inactivity

According to the USA 87 percent of cancer cases in people aged 50 years or older.

Three Most Common Type of Cancer

Prostate, Lung, and Colorectal in Men, Breast, Lung and Colorectal in Women, Leukemia, Brain Tumor and Lymphoma in Children The incidence of cancers and cancer types is influenced by many factors such as age, sex, race, local environmental factors, diet, etc., and genetics. The incidence of cancer and cancer types varies depending on these variables.

Is Cancer Genetic?

Genetic factors can contribute to the development of cancer. Specific cancer has been linked to human genes they are as follows:

• Breast

• Ovarian

• Colorectal

• Prostate

Skin and melanoma genes also influence cells' production of proteins, and proteins carry many instructions for cellular growth and division. Some genes change proteins that normally repair damaged cells. This can cause cancer. If parents have such genes, they can pass the changed instructions on to their offspring.

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