body out of control

"Cancer grows out of normal cells in the body. Normal cells multiply when the body needs them, and die when the body doesn't need them. Cancer appears to occur when the growth of cells in the body is out of control and cells divide too quickly. It can also occur when cells forget how to die.
There are many different kinds of cancer. Cancer can develop in almost any organ or tissue, such as the lung, colon, breast, skin, bones, or nerve tissue.
There are many causes of cancer, including:

• Benzene and other chemicals
• Drinking excess alcohol
• Environmental toxins, such as certain poisonous mushrooms and a type of poison that can grow on peanut plants (aflatoxins)
• Excessive sunlight exposure
• Genetic problems
• Obesity
• Radiation
• Viruses

However, the cause of many cancers remains unknown." - Cancer: Causes, Incidence, & Risk Factors

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Thinking today about the fragility of the human body and just how many things can go wrong with it. The body is an amazing miracle of design and ingenuity, one of the greatest marvels for sure.

It's true that one of things we most take for granted is our health. We don't appreciate how vital and essential it is until something goes wrong. I remember one time I was all alone in the house and woke up with a terrible pain in my chest. It was debilitating and terrifying. I could barely breathe; I couldn't sit up. It went away after a couple minutes. I never told a soul about it. Funny what we forget when not reminded. Our bodies give us warnings which we ignore until the body no longer will let us.

A cellular abnormality grows into a massive tumor; blood can rush through the veins too quickly or not quick enough. Our bodies can betray us and we can betray our bodies. Fragile. So fragile is every breath of life. ox