B2 – Upper Intermediate
You’ve got people who smoke and live to be 90. Then you’ve got fit ones who are diagnosed with cancer in their 40s. A research from the Johns Hopkins Medicine says that it could be bad luck cancer – and it’s could be the primary cause for some cases of cancer.
Read the article and watch the video to know the role bad luck plays in some cancer cases.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/02/health/cancer-random-mutation/
Discussion Questions:
- According to researchers, someone who smoked and still lived to be 90 just got plain good luck and those who live like Puritans and get cancer anyway — that’s bad luck – and it’s the primary cause of most cancer cases. Does luck have anything to do with cancer risk factors? Share your thoughts on this.
- Share your insights on this, “Some forms of cancer (like lung and skin cancer) are exceptions, where lifestyle and environment play a big role.”
- What are your thoughts on this, “All cancers are caused by a combination of bad luck, the environment and heredity.”
- Do you see a lot of money going into cancer research in your country? Talk about this matter.