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More than half a million Americans die of cancer each year. However, if people adopted healthy habits, it is estimated that of all cancers could be prevented. Cancer is defined as the unregulated growth of cells in the body. A mass of abnormal cells growing in a unregulated manner is a . Cancers are classified according to the kinds of tissue in which they originate. Cancer arising in blood cells is called Susceptibility to certain kinds of cancer can be inherited but not the cancer itself. All cancers originate from exposure to environmental agents such as that alter a cell's properties . The study of the causes of diseases and how they differ in frequency among populations is called . One form of lung cancer is mesothelioma which is caused by exposure to . Mutations in the DNA of cells usually begins the process of transforming a normal cell into a cancer cell. The primary cause of mutations in lung cancer cells is exposure to and exposure to causes skin cancer. Diet also plays an important role in helping to prevent cancer. One dietary recommendation is to increase consumption of which may reduce the risk of developing many kinds of cancer. If cancer does occur, the most effective treatment is . Early detection of cancer also is important to successful treatment and recovery.

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