Do you know cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide? Nearly one in every six deaths is caused due to cancer. Though this disease has been around since ancient times, it seems that more and more people are getting it these days. Why this? Doctors at the best cancer hospital in Ahmedabad say that there is no one single cause of cancer.
It is caused by the interaction of many factors that include lifestyle, genetic disorder, environmental, and more. However, cancer is curable if detected early and treated effectively.
Cancer develops as a result of mutations in the genes of your cells. Genes are made of DNA and control everything cells do.
When cells grow, when they divide into new cells, and when they die, all these things are decided by genes only. So any changes made in genes can cause cells to grow out of control, which sometimes leads to cancer.
Over 90 percent of cancers observed globally have shown some genetic alteration. These alterations are either inherited or sporadic, occurring by chance or due to environmental exposures (usually over many years).
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