Let’s use an analogy of a human community to describe cancer. Imagine a healthy human body as a normal and safe town; people in the town (normal cells) work according to the laws so that the town is peaceful and calm. Over a period of time, some gangsters have developed in this quiet society; they do not perform normal functions in the society. Instead, they take easy money (nutrients) from ordinary people (normal tissues) and cause a lot of damages to the town (human body). Once the gangsters grow out of control, they can take over the town and the town may be destroyed eventually. Cancer cells are just like the gangsters in the body; they consume the basic energy unit (e.g., sugar) and grow uncontrollably, but they don’t conduct useful biological functions.
© Jiajiu Shaw, 2015
Disclaimer: This blog is written solely for informational purposes. It does not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other medical professional health care advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All contents posted are extracted from the book I am writing, "IS CANCER IN US", to be published in about two months.
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