Some people people call me a hypochandriac because I think the worst whenever I feel sick and run to the doctor for check ups but with a family history of cancer I can't help but think the worst. It seems that everyone I meet either has been personally affected by cancer or know someone close that has been affected. Cancer is reaching such epidemic levels that it is very frightening.. Our lifestyles certainly plays a role in our health but what else is it? Is it our environment? The products we use? The food we eat?
My mother is a healthy woman but many members of HER family have been affected by cancer:
My grandmother died of Ovarian cancer just months after being diagnosed at the age of 72.
My grandfather died of Lung cancer.. The result of years of smoking.
My aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer about 5 years ago and even though she went to her yearly mammograms by the time the cancer was detected she had multiple areas infected with cancer and had to undergo a mastectomy.
My cousin at the age of 25 had to go through radiation after a cancerous tumor was found in her breast.
My 27 year old cousin died of stomach cancer. Last year he was getting ready to go to a wedding when all of a sudden he felt a sharp pain in his stomach, the pain was so bad that he collapsed to the floor and was crying like a baby... later that night he was diagnosed with the latest stages of stomach cancer. He died in less then a year.
How can I not worry? How can we prevent and cure cancer?
Please wait...
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