If you have had cancer, do you blame it on one specific act or a specific exposure to the environment?

I am currently dealing with reoccuring melanoma. I ask this because the more research I have done, the more I realize no one truly understands how cancer is caused. But those that never had cancer, are always quick to find the blame on something.

If you have had cancer, do you blame it on one specific act or a specific exposure to the environment?
I so agree with you!





No I don't blame my cancer on anything I did, ate, breathed in,or anything else.





It's far less frightening for many people who haven't had cancer to blame the victim than to accept that cancer is a largely random disease that can strike anyone at any time.





Nobody knows what causes cancer; the people who post theories on here about lifestyle factors - diet, lack of exercise, stress, cosmetic use etc - are invariably people who haven't had cancer.





Excellent question!
Reply:I think causes are often impossible to pinpoint. I know people who treated their bodies like temples and got cancer. I know others who trashed their bodies for a lifetime and never got it.





Sometimes the causes can be pinpointed, though. In the 1970's three females (my mothers cousins - mother and two children) all died of breast cancer. The rate of breast cancer in that town was astronomical (it just so happened their was a factory dumping toxic waste into the water supply). I am not talking about "A Civil Action", either. The incident that provoked that book was just a rare example where the people recieved some level of justice. There are also higher rates of cancer in the vicinity of nuclear testing sites.





My sister got melanoma as a child and the reasons were obvious. She has extremely fair skin and we were out in the sun nearly every day. Back in the 1980's people weren't very concerned about sunblock. This is also the beginning of serious problems with the ozone layer and more ultraviolet radiation (the dangerous radiation) could get through to us. This is why sunscreen is so important now.
Reply:If you mean your doctor doesn't know how cancer is caused you are right. But many people do know what causes cancer and its this information you need. The causes of cancer have been known for decades. I have written an e-book called "Cancer, its Causes and its Cure" and its available on line. Read it, learn what causes cancer, remove the causes and get rid of the melanoma for good and never fear cancer again. Even by reading the info on my website you will gain valuable information
Reply:I hounded the endocrinologists and best doctors at my HMO to answer the question why I got high grade prostate cancer at the age of 48. It does not run in my family.





I know why. 10 years before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I already was developing osteoporosis with fractures and a general declining health. I had a high stress indoor job, and was taking a lot of Gaviscon extra strength for chronic acid reflux, and drinking high caffeine energy drinks to keep up with my job. 10 years of acid, stress, and acid reflux meds diminished by absorption of D and calcium. I was ultimately diagnosed with prostate cancer.





It is a known fact by experienced oncologists that lack of D can increase risk of some cancers, especially prostate cancer. It is also believed that high stress can break down your immune system. My D was very low when I measured it. My bone density was very bad, and my nuclear bone scans lit up with a lot of rib fractures that had happened over those 10 years. I really believe that D was the major contributor to my downfall.





I have since corrected this deficiency by taking high dose D, bone building meds, and a little sun every day. My prostate cancer slowed down as a result. I did a health overhaul with diet and exercise. Unfortunately, was too late to stop the cancer, but I am feeling good and am keeping it from running amuck by using medications. If I could turn back the clock, I would have quit that job and paid more attention to my health. Perhaps I would have not developed the prostate cancer.
Reply:i have lymphoma (lymphatic cancer) and it is quite a rare type of cancer. My oncologists have no clue what caused it. Even i dont know what caused it. I used to live my life just the way everybody else does. I was not exposed to any drugs or cigarettes or any other carcinogens that could cause cancer. So im have no idea why i got it. But i do feel " blessed by the experience" of having chemotherapy it made me realize how strong i really am!
Reply:I have terminal cancer - CML. This - they say - is caused by environmental reasons. I was born with one bad kidney that I had removed at the age 18 (no one would sign for my surgery before that - they said it was all in my head). My father was a smoker - so I had to breathe that in for the first 14 years of my life. I had many broken bones and tons of stress. I think all of this helped kick in. But than again, who knows, right? And it doesn't help to have negative emotions now, I need to just take care and move on. Good luck to you. Hope you can keep yourself in a good place.
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Reply:People are normally scared of the big "C"... so it is easier to blame the victim and their life habits and choices rather than think their own immortality could be at risk.





I have inoperable, terminal cancer. I don't know what caused it, the only thing I can determine is over work, stress, not eating or sleeping properly.. my onc can't even give me an answer. We just don't know the cause, or we would have a cure. A general breakdown of the immune system is the general answer I would think.

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