cancer, n.Trivia

Cherries contain 2 compounds inhibiting tumor growth and even cause cancer cells to self-destruct without damaging healthy cells.

Plants don't die from cancer because, unlike animal cells, almost all plant cells can create new cells of whatever kind the plant needs; they can replace cells and tissues more quickly. Most plant life survived the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.

DNA is a fragile molecule given to damage --- About a thousand times a day, transcription errors or ultraviolet light results in mutations that can result in any number of genetic diseases such as cancer or Alzheimer's

Sunburn is basically your skin cells commiting suicide so that they don't becomes cancerous

Drinking Whiskey can prevent cancer and also reduces possibilities of heart diseases.

We share 60% of our DNA with fruit flies and 2/3 of those genes are known to be involved in cancer

Steve Jobs had the only form of pancreatic cancer that was treatable and curable, but he relied heavily on alternative medication, which largely attributed to his death.

laughter not only reduces stress but increases the production of antibodies and kills the activity of tumor cells.(Loma Linda University study, 2010)

When cigarettes were first linked to lung cancer, cigarette companies attempted to make them healthier by adding asbestos filters.

Elephants rarely get cancer because they have extra copies of two cancer-fighting genes; P53 and LIF6