breast cancer question
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To be honest, I think it's because breasts have the tendency to change so often. Periods, pregnancy, weight gain/loss...all of it has to do with the fat in the breasts. Think about it: Cells have to change often in order to have that much flexibility. So it make sense to me, that the more the cells have to radically change, the more chances there are for abnormal cell growth.
That's my story, anyway.
That's my story, anyway.
Thanks. I do have my theories, basically what [MENTION=442]arbygil[/MENTION] said , influence of sex hormones constantly changing/growing the cells around there, but I'd be interested in some more solid explanation of there is any. And I assume the reason other body parts get cancer is different. Probably from greater exposure to toxins and trauma, and constant renewal of cells.
Actually skin cancer is the most common, followed by prostate cancer, then breast cancer, followed by lung cancer.
I would imagine the reasons are thus:
Skin replicates itself a lot, the way skin recreates itself is a lot like the way cancer itself grows and replicates so it's easy for a mutation to get in there
The prostate and breasts both have a lot of connection to hormones and sexual changes to the body throughout our lives, it makes since mutations could happen here.
Lung cancer is inflated due to smoking the numbers would be vastly lower if people didn't smoke, though there would still be some.
I would imagine the reasons are thus:
Skin replicates itself a lot, the way skin recreates itself is a lot like the way cancer itself grows and replicates so it's easy for a mutation to get in there
The prostate and breasts both have a lot of connection to hormones and sexual changes to the body throughout our lives, it makes since mutations could happen here.
Lung cancer is inflated due to smoking the numbers would be vastly lower if people didn't smoke, though there would still be some.
I read something to the effect of estrogen being a fuel for cancer in post-menopausal women. Fat cells have the ability to produce estrogen, so is it a matter of location? At the same time many post-menopausal women have trouble with belly fat, but that does not seem to be an area of concern. Hmmmm