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KingByng
post Aug 14 2007, 01:11 AM
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Canadian team discovers gene that turns cancers off

VANCOUVER

August 13, 2007 at 6:49 PM EDT

A unique gene that can stop cancerous cells from multiplying into tumours has been discovered by a team of scientists at the B.C. Cancer Agency in Vancouver.

The team, led by Dr. Poul Sorensen, says the gene has the power to suppress the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers, including breast, lung and liver...


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...eandHealth/home

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post Aug 15 2007, 05:44 AM
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Cancer is simply what happens when the mitochondria don't kill their cell when they're supposed to. Many things can cause this to occur, including radiation and various chemicals. Cancer treatments are realyl rather flawed as they do not address the root cause of cancer, they attempt to kill the cells 'manually'*. Old age occurs because cellular reproduction is imperfect, and over time, the DNA in your cells is degraded, meaning that a cell won't contain your full set of DNA, thus degrading your body eventually to the point of death. I suppose the relation between the two would be that with your DNA out of whack, whatever it is that signals the mitochondria that its time to die, doesn't.

Although, the truth is that the older a generation is, the worse their environmental conditions were, so I think cancer will eventually lessen by itself, as the older generations die and the healthier (Or at least, better protected) generations take their place.


*Except for the one known true cure for cancer, which reenables the mitochondria of cancerous cells. Unfortunately it will never be produced because it is not patentable (Its been used for a long time for other purposes)


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