Breast and thyroid tissue are the most sensitive to the cancer causing effects of radiation. The effects of radiation may not be noticed immediately since the danger lies in a buildup of exposure over many years. The accumulation of radiation may manifest as cancer anytime within 40 years after exposure.

Environmental estrogens from plastic and other chemicals work synergistically with radiation which increases the danger of developing cancer when exposed to both radiation and environmental estrogens.

In the 1950's the American government endangered the population by testing nuclear weapons. When Dr Carl Johnson studied cancer rates in women, he discovered that women living in the fallout path of the Nevada nuclear test site had double the incidence of breast cancer after the testing compared to before.

Exposure to radiation can be measured by assessing the levels of strontium-90 in the baby teeth of children. The 'Tooth Fairy Project' tests the teeth of children in the U.S. Children living in the path of the plumes of nuclear power reactors have more radiation in their teeth and have contracted a higher than average rate of rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. These children with cancer have nearly double the levels of strontium-90 in their teeth compared to children who are cancer free.

Frequent flying, x-rays, and mammograms expose us to radiation. A jet flight of six hours gives an exposure of 5 milliards of radiation and a chest x-ray to 16 milliards.

Natural substances such as brown seaweeds, kelp, sargassum and bladderwrack contain calcium and sodium alginates, which are gel-like substances that bind to heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, barium, radium, plutonium, strontium and cesium in the gastrointestinal tract. They form insoluble salts that are eliminated in the stools.

Laboratory studies of rats showed that sodium alginate did not allow the uptake of radioactive particles to the bone by 80% when added to the diet. Seaweeds are also an excellent source of minerals, vitamins, and protein, as well as being very alkaline on the body.

Petrochemicals such as gasoline and those that include formaldehyde have been seen as a cause for cancer in animals. Although it may be hard to believe, many products which seem so innocent, contain formaldehyde. Products such as air deodorizers, antiperspirants, cleaning solutions, cosmetics, detergents, disinfectants, dry cleaning compounds, mouthwashes, nail polish, perfume, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, plastics, shampoos, soaps, toilet paper, paper towels, toothpaste, and preservatives may not be as harmless as they may seem to be.

Organochlorines have been found to cause cancer in laboratory animals. Samples taken from breast cancer biopsies have shown to have much higher levels of these toxins than samples from benign lumps or breast tissue without cancer. A Finnish study done in 1990 found that the organochlorine beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (b-HCH) was 50% higher in the cancerous tissue than in healthy breast tissue.

These Organochlorines are in plastics and pesticides, they are also formed as by products of chlorine based industries. These are the used in the bleaching of pulp for paper, disinfecting of water, and even bleaching wheat flour.

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By Lizzy Shafir

The leading risk factor for lung cancer is smoking. More than 80% of lung cancers are due to cigarette smoking. The longer a person has been smoking and also the more cigarettes a person smokes a day, the greater the risk is for developing lung cancer. Not only are smokers vulnerable to lung cancer, but the people around them are at a greater risk as well due to breathing second-hand smoke. Non-smokers who are married to smokers are at a 30% greater risk than non-smokers who are married to non-smokers. Marijuana cigarettes may also increase the risk of lung cancer since they contain many of the same cancer-causing agents that tobacco cigarettes have and are inhaled more deeply.

Lung cancer most commonly begins in the cells that line your lungs. Smoking causes the majority of lung cancers — both in smokers and in people exposed to secondhand smoke. But lung cancer also occurs in people who never smoked. In these cases, there may be no clear cause of lung cancer. Doctors have identified factors that may increase the risk.

Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. It is a leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the United States. Cigarette smoking causes most lung cancers. The more cigarettes you smoke per day and the earlier you started smoking, the greater your risk of lung cancer. High levels of pollution, radiation and asbestos exposure may also increase risk.

Causes of Lung Cancer
Smoking: smoking remains the greatest risk factor for lung cancer. Your risk of lung cancer increases with the number of cigarettes you smoke each day and the number of years you have smoked. Quitting at any age can significantly lower your risk of developing lung cancer.

Diet: Scientists are studying many different foods to see how they may change the risk of getting lung cancer. However, any effect diet may have on lung cancer risk is small compared with the risk from smoking. Eating a lot of fat and cholesterol might increase risk of lung cancer. Drinking a lot of alcohol may raise risk as well.

Family History: Studies have found a chromosome that may be responsible for lung cancer. The chromosome can be inherited. If you have had lung cancer before, there is a chance you may develop another type of lung cancer.

Air pollution from vehicles, industry, and power plants can raise the likelihood of developing lung cancer in exposed individuals. Up to 1% of lung cancer deaths are attributable to breathing polluted air, and experts believe that prolonged exposure to highly polluted air can carry a risk similar to that of passive smoking for the development of lung cancer.

Symptoms of Lung Cancer
People often decide to visit the doctor only after they have been bothered by certain complaints over a period of time. Individuals who have lung cancer frequently experience symptoms such as the following:

Metastasis to the bones is most common with small cell type cancers but also occurs with other lung cancer types. Lung cancer that has metastasized to the bone causes bone pain, usually in the backbone (vertebrae), the thighbones, and the ribs.

Shortness of breath usually results from a blockage to the flow of air in part of the lung, collection of fluid around the lung (pleural effusion), or the spread of tumor throughout the lungs.

Chest pain is a symptom in about one-fourth of people with lung cancer. The pain is dull, aching, and persistent and may involve other structures surrounding the lung.

Wheezing or hoarseness may signal blockage or inflammation in the lungs that may go along with cancer.