What you you already know about cancer? by Louis Alexiz Urbina

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Cancer can be caused by genetic factors, environmental exposures (like tobacco smoke or UV radiation), certain infections, and lifestyle factors (such as diet and exercise).

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Common treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapies. Treatment plans often combine multiple approaches.

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Many cancers can be prevented or the risk reduced through lifestyle choices like not smoking, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and vaccinating against certain viruses.

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Cancer is fundamentally a disease of uncontrolled cell division. Normal cells have mechanisms that regulate when they should divide and when they should stop. Cancer cells bypass these controls.