| The vast majority of people know and/or believe that | | | | someone who smokes cigarettes and/or pipes and |
| they've got only one shot at living their life to the fullest. | | | | cigars on a regular or semi-regular basis is more apt to |
| They believe that their body is a temple and as a part | | | | develop lung cancer or even emphysema versus the |
| of this belief, they maintain a regular exercise schedule | | | | individual who has never picked up a cigarette before. |
| and a healthy diet to match. However, sometimes | | | | However, why is it then that the person who has |
| even the most fit person can receive a crushing blow | | | | never smoked a cigarette is the one who develops |
| when they go to their doctor and find out that they | | | | cancer? These are questions that are still, for the most |
| have been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer. | | | | part, a mystery. |
| Over the past few years, there has been an increase | | | | Whatever the causes of cancer might be or might not |
| in the number of people who have been diagnosed | | | | be, one thing is for certain: going in for regular |
| with skin cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer. | | | | checkups with your doctor will more than likely give |
| While there is some speculation as to what causes | | | | you an added advantage over those who don't with |
| cancer to occur in people, it is still a largely unknown | | | | regards to catching a diagnosis early enough so that |
| phenomena. The very fact that we still haven't | | | | something can be done to prevent it from spreading |
| pinpointed exactly what causes cancer or who is | | | | further. In many cases, when someone finds out that |
| more susceptible to getting it is a fact that concerns | | | | they have cancer and it is in the early stages, it is |
| many Americans. For example, it seems logical that | | | | usually curable. |