What is cancer? – Austin, 9, New York
melissamayerDear Austin,
I love a predictable schedule. Knowing when to eat, sleep and answer your questions keeps me chill.
That how the cells that make up our bodies work, too. They grow and die on a predictable schedule. Our bodies constantly make new cells to replace the ones that die. They grow for a set time and then die, too.
But sometimes cells grow out of control. They may grow faster or for a longer time than normal cells. They ignore the signals that tell a cell it’s time to die. They can even spread to other parts of the body and start growing there. That’s cancer.
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