0_Apprentice
Have you had someone close to you with cancer?
1_Wizard
Yes, unfortunately. I had a friend in middle school who passed away from Brain Cancer. She had some unexplained weight loss and collapsed at school before being diagnosed. Have you?
0_Apprentice
My grandmother died from lung cancer when I was a teen. So many different types of cancer, right?
1_Wizard
Yes there are over 100 types. Unfortunately for my friend, hers wasn't really caused by anything she did. Was your grandmother a tobacco user?
0_Apprentice
Yes, she was. Smoked for years even though she was a nurse. I think its more scary when you dont have a trigger.
1_Wizard
Definitely more scary. Tobacco is no joke though. It causes 22% of cancer deaths and is responsible for 85% of lung cancer. I hope you do not smoke!
0_Apprentice
Absolutely not! Not after seeing her decline.
1_Wizard
I am glad to hear that :) I think the next biggest causes of cancer are obesity, infections, radiation and environmental pollutants.