Is cancer preventable or is it inevitable?

I would like to know how many people would lose their job if there was a cure for cancer.

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Inevitable for some.

There are certain measures you can take to mitigate the chances, but at the end of the day, since we really don't know the causes of cancer, there is no way to prevent or cure the affliction.

There will never be a cure unless we know the cause, and I strongly subscribe to the theory that synthetics are the root causes of cancer.

If you get run over by a bus at age 20 you won't get cancer, so no it is not inevitable and is preventable.

just got to watch out for those free radicals.

I think I read somewhere that if you live long enough you will get it.

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But probably more inevitable

The cancer cells are in most people, just depends on how or if they manifest themselves.

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I believe it is inevitable b/c if you live long enough you'll eventually get it, but I would like to know what are the OT's thoughts on this issue.

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It's true that if you live long enough, you will eventually get it. Our DNA is constantly being damaged by natural, inescapable sources. But there are steps you can take that will lower your risk. That said, people often misinterpret the statistics. A friend of mine once read somewhere that something like 80% of cancers were RELATED to diet. This convinced him that 80% of cancers were CAUSED SOLELY by diet, which is ridiculous.