Cancer Discussions, Don't Have Cancer Forum - January 13th, 2010 - 2 Comments
How does radiation cause cancer?
This is what I have:
I think that Marie die of cancer because of her exposure to all the radiation and it caused decay in her cells. The radiation breaks down the chemical bonds that hold the molecules together.
I need to explain what ionizing radiation does to atoms and how this affects the other molecules in the body and the effect on DNA in particular.
simple and sweet please
Okay, lf you mean Marie died of cancer, do you mean skin cancer? Skin cancer is caused by overexposure of UV radiation light.
In common usage, "radiation" is synonymous with ionizing radiation. It refers to any radiation process in which the individual quanta of radiated energy are able to ionize atoms or molecules of the substance in which the energy is absorbed. This leads to chemical changes that can damage biological tissues and structural materials.
Sources of ionizing radiation include most nuclear processes (e.g., nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, radioactive decay), X-ray equipment, high-energy physics experiments, and cosmic radiation.
Radiation is, in layman’s terms, a stream of angry words that cells can hear. When the cells hear this and start to weep uncontrollably, the cellular "tears" form into a solid mass that we in the aeronautical industry call "tumors".
To counteract this, you need to play a louder stream of words that can embolden your body’s natural ego. We in the horticulture industry call this "chemotherapy".