Cancer - Avoiding Death

I think we are all different, we all cope differently with life situations. I am not afraid to die. I think we are guaranteed 2 things in this life that is paying taxes and death. So all of us are going to die, I want to die when I am old in my sleep, that rarely happens but how good would it be. We will all die alot before their time, Cancer a big factor.
I am however frightened to leave my 3 boys without a mother, I guess I know this pain and it's a hard one. Loosing your mother is really hard. I am really proud of my 3 boys, I want to be here for them and that makes me tough enough to fight to be here.

Here is some interesting information on Cancer:

Cancer is a disease that affects people of all nationalities and age groups. Rich or Poor.

Cancer cells do not respond to signals that usually regulate cell growth and division. These cells  grow unchecked, producing more and more cancer cells.


Just as signals regulate cell growth and division, signals control cell death. Cancers can result from cells that do not die when they should.

To grow beyond a certain size, tumors need a system to bring in nutrients and take out wastes. The cancer cells that make up a tumor attract blood vessels to grow into the tumor mass. The blood vessels then nourish the tumor just like any organ in the body.

Cells have a lifespan. The age of a cell and its ability to divide is related to structures – telomeres – found at the ends of chromosomes.  

Most of the deaths from human cancers (90%) are due to cancer cells spreading and establishing colonies in other parts of the body. 

Cancer cells are often different in shape and size to normal cells, and they no longer respond to signals that control normal cellular functions. 

Our body's immune response is constantly surveilling for these emerging pre-cancers or pre-tumor cells.  Successful cancers have to avoid detection long enough to grow into a tumor.

A cell carries the entire set of genetic instructions – the genome – that makes an entire organism.  The instructions are encoded in DNA as genes and packaged as chromosomes in the nucleus.  DNA is not immutable and is subject to damage and mutations.  Crucial changes in the genome affect the chance and rate of the development of a cancer cell.

Any changes in your body see your Doctor!