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can cancer cause anyone ? what are the symptopms of cancer ? who can cause cancer ?

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Yes cancer can happen to anyone. Cancer happens when a normal cells starts growing abnormally and divides very fast and live much beyond their normal life span, ultimately clumping together to form a tumor.

Symptoms

1. Weight loss 2. Unusual bleeding 3. Lump in the body 4. Persistent pain 5. Repeated infection.

Causes.

1. Carcinogens : e.g. tobacco present in cigarette.

2. Mutation in genetic makeup.

3. Environmental cause: e.g. hazards and chemicals(asbestos, benzene) that are released from various industries in atmosphere.

4. Bacterial and viral infection.


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