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1. b.dorman

   February 22nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm

   Clinton

   its gentic….



2. Lovable idiot

   February 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

   Debbie

   Ageing.



3. uncle billy

   February 25th, 2009 at 1:46 pm

   Theresa

   I read a doctors report that said all men will get prostate cancer if they live long enough. I think we need a cure.



4. charles j

   February 26th, 2009 at 11:19 am

   Russell

   It continues to amaze and irritate me that these kinds of stories appear so frequently among lay people. Maybe the comment by the physician was said in jest, or the patient didn’t quite catch the context of the statement that was uttered by the physician. Or just maybe the physician was having a bad day, month, year, or life.

   At any rate, if that statement was made, it is, in my humble opinion, irresponsible, at the least.

   Physicians are trained to be non-judgemental, but they are only human too.

   The cause of any cancer is a combination of factors which, at the level of the molecular machinery of a cell, cause that cell to begin to divide uncontrollably. Errors appear in the DNA (genes) of the cell and it just becomes a cell that “can’t say no” to continuously divide. Thus, a tumor forms and as the tumor grows larger, more errors occur, and the behavior of the cells is no longer helpful to the person, but harmful.

   When we understand that each of our bodies is made up of trillions of cells, yes, thousands of billions, it is a wonder that more cells do not become tumors than do.

   The body has mechanisms for dealing with these abnormal cells, but for reasons still unknown completely, these mechanisms allow the tumor to progress.

   The more rapidly a cell type divides normally in the body, the more often those cell types become cancerous.

   Thus, in women there is a relatively high incidence of breast cancer, and in men, prostate cancer.

   There are many factors that are associated with a higher incidence of cancer in certain ethnic groups, but as to the certain cause of one individual’s cancer, medical science is simply not sophisticated enough to make that determination yet. It may never get to that level of sophistication.

   So, take good care of your body, it is the only one you will get in your lifetime. And the same goes for me and for any other person.

   There was a very special man who lived in the Holy Land 2000 years ago who stated in his language:

   “MODERATION IN ALL THINGS”

   That remains the best advice, I believe, for all of us.