The Importance Of Carcinogens

Air pollution is specifically dangerous because of the effects in can have on a person’s health. There is an unknown when referring to the health effects because the toxins released from various substances can be different. The most common form of air pollutants is carbon monoxide (CO) which is typically produced from vehicles and factories. Huge cities in the United Sates, such as New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco are some of the primary contributors to these toxic releases. The American Lung association claims that “about 47 percent of Americans live in counties with frequently unhealthy levels of either ozone or particulate pollution” (Roppolo). This suggest that the daily activities of the average American, causes them to live in polluted areas. If you compare this to the rate of population growth, it can be said that this number would

Cancer is defined as a disease caused by an uncontrollable division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. Cancer can be caused by many variables in one’s environment and the variables that are more likely to cause cancer are often referred to carcinogens. Carcinogens are harmful factors that can increase one’s chance of developing a form of cancer. Carcinogens can be anything from ultra violet rays to dust particles from wood; tobacco is one of the most well-known carcinogens because it increases one’s chances of developing lung cancer by a stagger amount. The reason tobacco has the ability to make such an impact is because tobacco contains more than 70 carcinogens altogether. When it comes down to it, the carcinogens are all working together

Lung cancer can be caused by multiple factors and many factors can work together to cause someone to have lung cancer. Besides smoking, radon, secondhand smoke, the environment and someone’s occupation can all cause lung cancer. As we already know smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer cases worldwide and over forty-three million people just in the United States smoke cigarettes. There are more than fifty chemicals in tobacco smoke that are ingested each time someone smokes. Some of these chemicals include benzene (which can be found in pesticides and gasoline), Formaldehyde (which preserve dead bodies), pesticides (which are found on lawns and gardens) and Tobacco-specific N-nitrosamines (Martin, 2012). When a person inhales the chemicals in cigarettes, they inhale thousands of poisons, toxic metals, and

The NCI reports, "At least two­thirds of the cases of cancer are caused by environmental

Everyone knows cancer is the second leading killer in the United States. As people, we try our best to adapt when we hear a loved one has cancer. The question, “Why?” or “How?” always seems to come across our minds when hearing the diagnosis. Learning these common causes and risk factors may reduce a person’s chances in getting cancer. The most common mainstream product sold to cause cancer is cigarettes. ”Dangerous chemicals are found in tobacco use such as nicotine, Benzene, and Menthol (wood alcohol). Radioactive materials are in the tobacco leaves used to make cigarettes and cigars. Studies have shown the connection between tobacco products and lung cancer. Did you know? Lung cancer is one of the most preventable diseases that exist.

One of theses being air pollution. Though this is rather uncommon, breathing polluted air can and does increase the probability of acquiring lung cancer. Because this is not near as direct as smoking, the chance of getting cancer is far less. Being in a highly polluted area for a long period of time affects the body in a similar way as passive smoking would.

Thesis: Despite the numerous factors such as genetic mutations, smoking, radiation, viruses, cancer-causing chemicals known as carcinogens, hormones, and lifestyle choices, today’s main culprit of many types of cancers is diet, specifically the American or Western diet which is characterized by a high intake of red meat, refined sugars, and saturated fat.

The genes that are malfunctioning are classified into three groups: proto-oncogenes, oncogenes, and tumor suppressors. Pro-oncogenes produce protein products that would normally be able to enhance cell division or inhibit normal cell death. When these are mutated, they are known as oncogenes. The tumor suppressors make proteins that would be able to prevent cell division or cause cell death. Individual genetic differences also affect the susceptibility of a person to the carcinogenic effects of environmental agents. Around 10% of the population has an alteration in a gene. This causes an excessive amount of an enzyme that will break down hydrocarbons present in smoke and air pollutants, whose chemicals are then turned into carcinogens. These people are 25% more likely to develop cancer from hydrocarbons that are present in the air. (Moscow J, Morrow CS, Cowan KH,

One might ask, what is the point of living healthy? Even though, random mistakes are enough to cause cancer alone sometimes. However, in other cases a mix of random mistakes, blunders of environmental factors and unhealthy life style, Will turns the cell into cancers, Vogelstein said. However, according to Live Science 42 percent of cancers could be prevented with changes to person’s life

We need a solution to reduce pollution in the air. The risk of cancer has dropped because the government creates a program to cut air pollution (Barboza, 2014). The author provides this example to show that California’s government are working to solve this

There are several types of environmental carcinogens that affect human health. A couple of examples of this include polluted drinking water, poor air quality, radiation, chemical pollutants, and chemicals in food. Certain regulations have been put in place to reduce exposure to known carcinogens in the workplace. Outside of your work area, people can limit their exposure to known carcinogens by testing their basement for radon, quitting smoking, limiting exposure to sun, and maintaining a healthy

Cancer can arise due to multiple causes, however knowing and avoiding some cancer causing substances may prevent many cancers. A major known cause of cancer cases is due to environmental and lifestyle factors. Examples of environmental and lifestyle factors that can increase the chances of cancer includes: cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet and lack of exercise, excessive sunlight exposure, and engaging in risky sexual behaviors which can increase exposure to certain viruses (Huether & McCance, 2012, p. 253).

Many scientific researchers have said that our environment has been filled with toxic chemicals, which us humans have had a part of. There are many different issues that should concern us surrounding these toxic chemicals. The major concern is that many of these toxic chemicals have been claimed to be causing damage to the health of humans and even other life forms. Another concern is that most of the theses toxic chemicals have just recently been produced; and by our environment changing everyday there is no telling what effects these toxic chemicals may have in the long run on the public 's health. Just about all of these toxic chemicals exist in the way they do because of humans. As humans we practice a lot of different activities that cause toxic chemicals to pollute our environment such as, agriculture, industrial, and many domestic activities as well. Many of the toxic chemicals that we produce and use don 't get used in a effective way, which causes them to be wasted, left abandoned, and disposed of. When toxic chemicals are not disposed of properly they effect the environment and the public 's health in a negative way.

Cancers are caused by environmental lifestyle and genetic factors. One environmental risk for cancer is chemicals and occupational hazards as Carcinogens. Exposure to chemicals occurs everyday and is present in air, soil, food, water, household products, toys, personal care products, workplaces and homes. There have been a significant percentage of cancers in the upper respiratory passages, lungs and bladder. The manufactures of dyes, rubber, paint, and aromatic amines like B-naphthylamine and benzidine, have been linked with carcinoma of the bladder. Benzol inhalation is linked to leukemia in shoemakers or workers that are around rubber cement, explosives and dyeing industries. Air pollution is Carcinogenic, which puts everyone in the environment at risk for cancer especially those that live near these certain industries.

One possible way to control the carcinogenic pollutant is to get a bill passed by Congress, which makes it mandatory for industrial places to reduce the amount of pollution they create. By reducing the amount of pollution production, the exposure level of the carcinogenic pollutant will decrease. This law enforces the industrial companies to establish new methods and strategies to create their products with less pollution distribution in the end. As another preventive measure, there are products available to the population that contains carcinogenic elements that can be taken off the market until they are redesigned and approved by the government. One last effort to regulate the cancer pollutant is to increase the funds for research so that we can have a better understanding of cancer and how to cure it. Consequently, we can create better drugs available to the population, which can decrease the chances of people, with cancer, from dying.