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- your habits -breaking your cancer-causing habits can decrease your chances of getting cancer your family history - if cancer is common in your family it could be possible that genetic mutations are being passed down from one generation to the next - having an inherited genetic mutation does not mean that you will get cancer your health conditions your environment - your environment can have cancer-causing chemicals that could increase your risk of developing cancer (like secondhand smoke) - asbestos and benzene (chemicals) can increase your risk how does cancer grow? - cancer cells "forget" to die and the cells begin to accumulate (creating a tumor) - tumors stay small until they can attract their blood supply- allowing them to obtain oxygen and nutrients needed to grow larger - not all cancers form tumors- and NOT ALL TUMORS ARE CANCEROUS ( leukemia is a cancer that attacks the blood, bone marrow, the lymphatic system, and the spleen- without forming a single mass or tumor) - cancer can spread and invade healthy tissue - cancer can take decades to develop- by the time cancer is found it is likely that 100 million to 1 billion cancer cells are present- with the original cancer that has been developing for about 5 YEARS!
 * what increases your risk of getting cancer?**
 * -** smoking, drinking more than one drink a day (women) and two drinks a day (men), excessive exposure to the sun or frequent blistering sunburns, and having unsafe sex can increase your risk to cancer
 * -** about 10% of cancer cases are because of an inherited condition
 * -** some chronic health conditions (ulcerative colitis) can increase your risk of developing certain types of cancer
 * -** cancer cells grow at an uncontrolled rate

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer/CA00003
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