Cancer in America
Why do people get cancer? Many people may ask this question. They do not
understand why or how their loved one or friend got this horrible disease. There are many
reasons for cancer. Most are preventable. Today, more Americans are getting cancer than
ever; cancer is caused by smoking, too much sun exposure, and serious infections.
People do things without knowing the risks they are taking. They want to be cool or fit
in. However, they do not know that their habit is killing them. More than eighty percent
of people who smoke get lung cancer. Smoking is the number one cause of cancer. It is
also the leading cause of death. People who smoke are more likely to get lung cancer
than nonsmokers. …show more content…
Someone does not have to be directly smoking to get cancer. Second
hand smoke is bad too. If someone around the person is smoking they need to get away
from them because just breathing in that smoke can give that person cancer. The smoke
has many chemicals that cause cancer. It can also cause major heath problems like
asthma. People may think that there is a “safe” amount of second hand smoke, but there
is not. If someone is around secondhand smoke it increases their chance of cancer by
twenty to thirty percent! That is a lot, even though it doesn’t seem like it. Avoid places
where smoking occurs. Keep everything smoke free! Never be around smokers! This is the way to stay safe and cancer free!
Another reason for people getting cancer is too much sun exposure. About 3.5 million
people a year get skin cancer. Although the beach is fun and being in the sun is great,
too much sun can lead to skin cancer. Although it is not just the sun that is causing the
cancer, it is the UV rays that is causing it as well. UV rays come from things such as
tanning beds. People who are pale get skin cancer as well. Severe
sunburns make it worse too. Skin cancer is preventable. All they have to do is
Why do people get cancer? Many people may ask this question. They do not
understand why or how their loved one or friend got this horrible disease. There are many
reasons for cancer. Most are preventable. Today, more Americans are getting cancer than
ever; cancer is caused by smoking, too much sun exposure, and serious infections.
People do things without knowing the risks they are taking. They want to be cool or fit
in. However, they do not know that their habit is killing them. More than eighty percent
of people who smoke get lung cancer. Smoking is the number one cause of cancer. It is
also the leading cause of death. People who smoke are more likely to get lung cancer
than nonsmokers. …show more content…
Someone does not have to be directly smoking to get cancer. Second
hand smoke is bad too. If someone around the person is smoking they need to get away
from them because just breathing in that smoke can give that person cancer. The smoke
has many chemicals that cause cancer. It can also cause major heath problems like
asthma. People may think that there is a “safe” amount of second hand smoke, but there
is not. If someone is around secondhand smoke it increases their chance of cancer by
twenty to thirty percent! That is a lot, even though it doesn’t seem like it. Avoid places
where smoking occurs. Keep everything smoke free! Never be around smokers! This is the way to stay safe and cancer free!
Another reason for people getting cancer is too much sun exposure. About 3.5 million
people a year get skin cancer. Although the beach is fun and being in the sun is great,
too much sun can lead to skin cancer. Although it is not just the sun that is causing the
cancer, it is the UV rays that is causing it as well. UV rays come from things such as
tanning beds. People who are pale get skin cancer as well. Severe
sunburns make it worse too. Skin cancer is preventable. All they have to do is