One Shot at Life

The vast majority of people know and/or believe thatsomeone 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 partdevelop lung cancer or even emphysema versus the
of this belief, they maintain a regular exercise scheduleindividual who has never picked up a cigarette before.
and a healthy diet to match. However, sometimesHowever, why is it then that the person who has
even the most fit person can receive a crushing blownever smoked a cigarette is the one who develops
when they go to their doctor and find out that theycancer? 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 increaseWhatever the causes of cancer might be or might not
in the number of people who have been diagnosedbe, 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 causesyou an added advantage over those who don't with
cancer to occur in people, it is still a largely unknownregards to catching a diagnosis early enough so that
phenomena. The very fact that we still haven'tsomething can be done to prevent it from spreading
pinpointed exactly what causes cancer or who isfurther. In many cases, when someone finds out that
more susceptible to getting it is a fact that concernsthey have cancer and it is in the early stages, it is
many Americans. For example, it seems logical thatusually curable.