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Cancer
Cancer cells/ bacteria are the most common diseases that Cruciferous vegetables
can kill. . The most common types of cancers that cruciferous vegetables can
prevent are stomach, colon cancer and prostate cancer. There are many different
forms of cancer. Their symptom is growth of cells and tissues, which differ
in various aspects from the surrounding tissue. Cancers occur in all living
things. All living things share similar DNA and RNA blueprints and cell composition.
Therefore, methods for cancer treatment are similar.
What is Cancer?
Cancer can strike almost any living thing. Human beings can get over 200 types
of cancer, and each kind is really a different type of disease. Cancer cells
are very similar to cells of the organism from which they originated and have
similar (but not identical) DNA and RNA. This is the reason why cancer cells
are not very often detected by the immune system, in particular if it is weakened.
Cancer cells usually have an increased ability to divide rapidly and their
number of divisions is not limited by telomeres on DNA (a counter system to
limit number of divisions to 40-60). Telomeres are sections of DNA occurring
at the ends of a chromosome. This can lead to the formation of large masses
of tissue and in turn may lead to disruption of bodily functions due to destruction
of organs or vital structures.
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