Why are some parts of the body (such as lungs, breast, prostate) more susceptible to cancer than other organs or body parts?
In: Biology
Your body constantly creates new cells. Old ones destroy themself (called Apoptosis). When this suicid effect is damaged, more cells are created than are lost. This is cancer.
Cells in different parts of you body divide at different speed. The quicker they divide, the more they kill themself. And the more room for errors exist.
Also, certain organs are more prone to abuse (like nicotine induced lung cancer).
There also is a theory (but I think its unproven and could be wrong), that certain organs, which you only have one of, have natural developed better protections.
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