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Cancer- Is Prevention better than cure?
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Cancer- Is Prevention better than cure? Cancer is one of the biggest killers, 2 in 5 people will get cancer during their lifetime (ICRF 2001). Cancer comes about in the Genes of the human body. It can start due to DNA mutations, which are either inherited from our parents, or as in a lot of cases, are brought about over a long period of time as the errors in our DNA accumulate over time due to environmental aspects that are all around us such as X-Rays, Viruses, and Background Radiation. (New Scientist 4 Nov 2000,refer bibliography) There are a great many reasons why people get cancer and no sure way to cure it, so the question is, should an emphasis be put on Preventing cancer occurring or on the treatment of it. There are arguments to back both types of action but it is a question of which is more important. Two of...
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