• Question: How do you get cancer?

    Asked by martha to Jen, Stef on 22 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Stefan Piatek

      Stefan Piatek answered on 22 Mar 2013:

      Ah, so this is when your blueprint of yourself (DNA) gets lots of errors in it. IF these errors let the cell grow forever, they really want to keep on going and become cancer.

      The real problem with cancer is that it’s not the same errors that cause cancer so it’s like saying your car is broken because it doesn’t start but there could be loads of different reasons why.

    • Photo: Jennifer Paxton

      Jennifer Paxton answered on 22 Mar 2013:

      as Stefan says cancer is a term fro when the DNA of your cells goes wrong and the cells start growing uncontrollably! Lots of things can cause this unfortunately….like smoking, and alcohol!

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