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I happen to know a guy who's father was a prominent biologist and a cancer researcher. He used to make a point that cancer is a result of a random process that

by eps 16y ago

I happen to know a guy who's father was a prominent biologist and a cancer researcher. He used to make a point that cancer is a result of a random process that is present in all living things, and if humans managed to cure all other deseases everyone would still get cancer sooner or later. Point being, not many mummies had cancer probably because they simply lived much shorter lives than modern humans. We have pills and defibrilators, they did not.

alecco 16y ago
That's too simplistic. Yes, there are many "random" processes affecting DNA, including transposons and viruses. But there are also tumor suppression mechanisms (genes), too. What the article talks about is the case when a cancerous outbreak goes unchecked in the human body. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer (Sorry for the RTFWP)