Lung Cancer Research Paper

In the Hallmarks of cancer, the cancer cells are that which, when in the body, tries to avoid being killed off (apoptosis). Once a cell does happen to die, the cell membrane shrinks down and the cell to the next of it will devour the rest of the pre existing cell. When a cancer cell that make up a tumor needs to grow large, the tumor then depends on the blood vessels to nourish upon. The tumor rely on the nutrients as such; oxygen, glucose, and amino acids. The waste that expels out of the cell is carbon dioxide, water, and urea. Typical cells in the body have a certain amount of time before they expire. Cancer cells on the other hands try to find a way to become immortal. In order to become immortal, the telomere in the chromosome is responsible for having control on the growth and divide of a cell. The telomeres purpose of function is to be attached at the end of the chromosome and help prevent any mutations. The cells of DNA begin to …show more content…
An even slimmer percentage of people who get cancer is from materials such as food, pollution, and waste. Out of all 8 different types of cancer, lung cancer is ranked the highest and deadliest form of cancer in the United States. Although lung cancer is preventable, many receive lung cancer from cigarette smoke.
Tobacco or formally known as nicotiana tobaccum was first used by the Arapahoe Indians for rituals. The Arapahoe Indians would use a peace pipe to produce thoughts. When Christopher Columbus first witnessed tobacco being used in the 15th century, his sailor took tobacco and raised it in Jamestown where it became a major source of income. Nicotiana was formally named by Jean Nicot in Europe. After Catherine de Medici used tobacco to cure migraines, the use of tobacco was said to cure all illnesses. With the influence of Queen Elizabeth, not only was tobacco used for curing illnesses, it was also used for