How I Got to Know What Caused Cancer for All These Years

By Vic Sultana

It started probably forty years ago, with a lot of headaches that lasted for days. The only way to stop it was to go to the hospital and get an injection to put me sleep. For years I went to hospitals and had all the examinations and tests, but nothing showed up. Another month or so, Id get another attack, and same story all over again: nothing to diagnose. It went on for years. I could not have a drink of beer or any other alcohol, because itd give me a headache. I suffered for a long time, and no one could help me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Nov 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524519117

Vic Sultana

My name is Vic Sultana. I was born in Xaghra, Gozo, Malta, in August 1945. My parents had fifteen kids, and I was number twelve. There are nine of us still alive, five brothers and four sisters. The older brothers came to Australia one by one after the war, and eventually my mother, four sisters, and I also came to Australia.

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Dedicated to people who are suffering from cancer and are in pain.

What Is Cancer?

The following information comes from the National Cancer Institute.

(https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer).

Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body’s cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues.

Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place.

When cancer develops, however, this orderly process breaks down. As cells become more and more abnormal, old or damaged cells survive when they should die, and new cells form when they are not needed. These extra cells can divide without stopping and may form growths called tumours.

Many cancers form solid tumours, which are masses of tissue. Cancers of the blood,