Penguin Treated At Ky. Aquiarium For Cancer Dies
NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) — A penguin that seemed to be responding well to cancer treatments at the Newport Aquarium in northern Kentucky has died. The 16-year-old chinstrap penguin named Tica was put down this month due to complications from degenerative spinal disease.
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Cancer is a reaction to something that the body finds foreign. It is a RESULT of something, usually a chemical, toxin or even a viral invader that secretes toxins that your body eventually becomes overwhelmed by. There are may instances where we can point to an event and identify it as a cause of the cancer. If you look at Chernobyl or Hiroshima you can clearly see how the occurrences of cancer went through the roof as a result of an EXPOSURE to a toxic substance.
What I find fascinating though is that some people living in those areas didn’t get cancer.
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The best “treatment” for cancer is to prevent it from occurring. Research is ongoing to evaluate environmental and lifestyle factors that may be associated with an increased incidence of cancer. Identifying such risk factors may allow individuals to modify lifestyle choices in order to reduce their risk of developing cancer.
The Million Women Study in the United Kingdom involved over 1.3 million middle-aged women who responded to a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic and personal information, including alcohol consumption. These women were followed for several years in an effort to determine how reproductive and lifestyle factors affect women’s health.
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