{"id":1584,"date":"2015-03-04T21:50:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T19:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2026-01-26T15:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:43:37","slug":"bad-luck-can-cause-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2015\/03\/bad-luck-can-cause-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Luck Can Cause Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \u2013 and it\u2019s could be the primary cause for some cases of cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article and watch the video to know the\u00a0role bad luck plays in some cancer cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/01\/02\/health\/cancer-random-mutation\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. 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\u2019s bad luck \u2013 and it\u2019s the primary cause of most cancer cases. Does luck have anything to do with cancer risk factors? Share your thoughts on this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Share your insights on this, “Some forms of cancer (like lung and skin cancer) are exceptions, where lifestyle and environment play a big role.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What are your thoughts on this, “All cancers are caused by a combination of bad luck, the environment and heredity.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Do you see a lot of money going into cancer research in your country? Talk about this matter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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