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(Not strictly a response to the article, just something I’ve been wondering for a while now.) > They found that the more cells need to divide to stay healthy,
by goblin89 12y ago
(Not strictly a response to the article, just something I’ve been wondering for a while now.)
> They found that the more cells need to divide to stay healthy, the more likely cancer is to develop.
So basically to improve our chances of staying cancer-free we ought to make such dietary and lifestyle choices that preserve the existing cells, reducing the need for their division?
And I suppose learning about genetic and environmental factors that correlate with higher chances of cancer in certain organs, and researching choices affecting cell division rate in those particular organs, can give additional significant advantage.
Is it that simple?
- Normati 12y agoNo because we can't control cell reproduction to any significant degree compared to what happens automatically. If you're careful not to cut your skin and cause extra cell reproducing as it heals, you're still shedding your entire skin surface every few days due to natural growth and death anyway.
- goblin89 12y agoSeems like it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8829913 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8829913