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12 Disturbing Cancer Facts You Need to Know


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5. Plants Get Cancer, Too.

Plants Get Cancer, Too.

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While there do exist certain forms of plant cancer, plants do not experience cancer the same way that we do. For one thing, their tumors do not metastasize because plant cells are stagnant. Instead of cells moving around their circulatory systems like ours do, plant cells are held in place by the plant’s cell walls.

6. Naked Mole Rats, On the Other Hand, Do Not.

Naked Mole Rats, On the Other Hand, Do Not.

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The hyaluronan, or lubricant, that covers a naked mole rat makes it immune to cancer and stops cancers from growing. Not a bad benefit from a lubricant that probably evolved to help the naked mole rat better navigate its tight squeezes through underground tunnel pathways.

7. And While We Believe that Sharks don’t Get Cancer, They Actually Do.

And While We Believe that Sharks don’t Get Cancer, They Actually Do.

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The next time you see a vendor peddling shark cartilage as cancer prevention because “sharks don’t get cancer,” now you’ll know to laugh it off because that is actually nothing more than a popular myth. Sadly, sharks have been slaughtered by the thousands in order to harvest their cartilage for a supplement that does absolutely nothing in the prevention of cancer.

8. You Can Get Prostate Cancer From a Virus.

You Can Get Prostate Cancer From a Virus.

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Research on prostate cells has shown that more aggressive strains of this cancer may actually emerge from a virus, known as the xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV. Though, this should not make you any more afraid of simply developing prostate cancer, since science has shown that all men will eventually develop prostate cancer, should they live long enough.


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