Cancer Cells Have Been Proven

Cancer cells have been proven to routinely develop within the average body, it is still a rare occurrence to have the cancerous cells evolve into a tumor. This is mainly because the body maintains a defense system against the development of tumors within the production of specialized proteins, called transcription factors, which stop the cell cycle in order to attempt to fix the affected DNA. These proteins are activated after a strand of DNA proves to be affected or changed in a negative way. The immune system also produces T-cells which are quick to eradicate foreign entities within the body.

There are several risk factors which have proven to be connected to the development and progression of cancer within individuals. These risks include smoking tobacco, heavy alcohol usage, and exposure to poisonous materials in the work place. Years and years of extensive research has shown the extreme risks these types of behavior have within the larger American population. I personally have lost my grandfather to lung cancer after he spent over twenty-five years smoking both cigarettes and cigars. These behaviors need to be taken more seriously in order to prevent further deaths.