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People with Cancer National Cancer Institute The DiseaseCancer is actually a group of diseases, each with its own name, its own treatment, and its own chances of control or cure. It occurs when a particular cell or group of cells begins to multiply and grow uncontrollably, crowding out the normal cells. Cancer may take the form of leukemia, which develops from the white blood cells, or solid tumors, found in any part of the body.Despite considerable and continuing research, no one knows why children get cancer. Some common misconceptions about cancer are addressed below: 1. So far as scientists have been able to determine, nothing you or your child did or didn't do caused the disease. Cancer in children is still a largely unexplained disease, and there is no evidence that you could have prevented it. 2. Few cases of childhood cancer are due to genetic (inherited) factors. 3. In almost all cases of childhood cancer, its appearance in one child does not mean that a brother or sister is more likely to develop it. 4. Cancer is not contagious. It cannot be spread from person to person like a cold, or from an animal to a person. 5. No food or food additive has been implicated as a cause of any childhood cancer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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