Question 1

have constant thoughts about getting cancer cells im afraid to eat anything in case it causes cancer?

Accepted Answer

Life is not 100%: For just about anything but you can recover from phobia.  Like the rest of us mortals certain things will be less pleasant or frightening than others.  As long as your function and comfort is ok all will be well.  Peace and good health.  You may have a health phobia.  It can be treated by a clinical psychologist, especially one specializing in anxiety disorders.

Question 2

having thoughts that food i eat causes cancer cells. i'm scared of getting cancer thoughts are taking over?

Accepted Answer

Cancer obsession: Do you usually obsessive over health?  It sounds like this is is significantly impacting your life. If there is no medical basis, or these concerns are not reasonable/ not rationale - would encourage you to seek help from a psychologist who is familiar with cognitive behavioral therapy. This can be be treated. Take care.

Question 3

what causes skin cancer cells to go from normal to a cancer?

Accepted Answer

Malignant mutation. : A genetic event that alters the normal cell cycle of a skin cell can transform it into a malignancy. Inherited faults of dna repair, along with tissue damage such as from inflammation or solar radiation can cause cells to make this transformation.

Question 4

do believe the research findings that garlic can cause tumor and cancer cells to undergo apoptosis?

Accepted Answer

In vitro vs. In vivo: I am unclear about garlic in particular, but let's look at anti-cancer therapy more generally. Many, many (all?) things can kill cancer cells (=apoptosis; there are other modes of cell death, but apoptosis is the most common) in vitro (outside of the body). The predictive ability of in vitro killing to in vivo (in body) effectiveness is not great.

Question 5

since we all have cancer cells in our body but our body fights them, but what causes those cells to eventually no longer be defeated by our immune system?

Accepted Answer

Too many mutations: Cells do change and are recognized and disposed. Eventually a series of several changes do occur in the cell and once all of these have happened does the cell proliferates in the manner we associated with cancer.

Question 6

how exactly does capsaicin cause apoptosis in cancer cells?

Accepted Answer

Possibly many ways.: This is the active ingredient in chili peppers that causes a burning sensation.  It binds to the vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (vr1), which triggers a temperature oriented inflammatory reaction.  Some of its effects on cancer are inconclusive, like stomach cancer.  It appears to have proposed effects of other cancers, like breast cancer by causing apoptosis by affecting the egfr/her-2 pathway.

Question 7

i had an endoscopy on friday, and was diagnosed with gastritis with bleeding. my dr took a biopsy to find the cause. can cancer cells cause this?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Bleeding per se in stomach not result of superficial gastritis unless superficial ulceration noted or a distinct ulcerating lesion which may have resulted from h.pylori.  If such a lesion hasn't resolved on blockers to minimize acid production, then bx indicated because many such lesions do convert to malignancy.

Question 8

can a core needle breast biopsy cause cancer cells to displace and spread?

Accepted Answer

No evidence: There is no  evidence that cancer cells will be displaced and cause spread by core needle biopsy , although theoretically possible , besides once diagnosis is established , definitive treatment will be done with out delay.

Question 9

why do i have small cherry angiomas on breasts. i'm 29 never been pregnant or on the pill. do i have high estrogen? cherry angiomas cause cancer cells

Accepted Answer

These are entirely b: Cherry Angiomas are benign and do not pose any health risks. You can safely ignore them as they have nothing to do with hormones or in causing Cancer.

Question 10

if a cancer cell from outside gets into you and that cell has no mhc on it then how will the persons body recognise that its foreign and should be killed ?

Accepted Answer

: There has been no instance of cancer spread in the fashion you conjure up.
You can reduce your risk of cancer by adopting healthy habits: Eat a mostly vegetarian diet, avoid alcohol, tobacco and street drugs, avoid excessive exposure  to sun, get HPV vaccine, exercise 30 minutes each day, drink enough water so your urine is mostly colorless.

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Since we all have cancer cells in our body but our body fights them, but what causes those cells to eventually no longer be defeated by our immune system?

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How exactly does capsaicin cause apoptosis in cancer cells?

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I had an endoscopy on friday, and was diagnosed with gastritis with bleeding. my dr took a biopsy to find the cause. can cancer cells cause this?

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Can a core needle breast biopsy cause cancer cells to displace and spread?

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Why do i have small cherry angiomas on breasts. i'm 29 never been pregnant or on the pill. do i have high estrogen? cherry angiomas cause cancer cells

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If a cancer cell from outside gets into you and that cell has no mhc on it then how will the persons body recognise that its foreign and should be killed ?

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