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To: allmendream

If you want to beleive that cancer is gene related go ahead ... I for one file that under junk science as well, in fact, it’s pure foolishness


21 posted on 06/11/2009 9:09:04 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: Scythian
Pure foolishness is denying the existence of Oncogenes.

Oncogenes, for those of you in Rio Linda; are genes associated with cancer.

They are usually mutated in cancer such that the genes that prevent cell division are mutated off, and/or the genes that promote cell division are mutated on.

Now why is it that the p53 gene is mutated in about 50% of cancers?

If you claim to be smarter than a doctor and know how the body works; perhaps you can explain to me why about 50% of cancers have the p53 gene mutated?

Why is there such a high heritability of some forms of cancer that can be directly linked to a gene mutation if there is no connection between genes and cancer?

22 posted on 06/11/2009 9:13:53 AM PDT by allmendream ("Wealth is EARNED not distributed, so how could it be redistributed?")
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To: Scythian

“If you want to beleive that cancer is gene related go ahead ... I for one file that under junk science as well, in fact, it’s pure foolishness”

Cancer is not always directly related to genes, but genes definitely have a bearing on how resistant you are to cancer-causing factors.


36 posted on 06/11/2009 9:58:43 AM PDT by Texan Tory
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