I’ve tried to research this before, but I’m not all that knowledgeable of biology. It took me forever to realize that cancer is just basically erratic cells that deprive the rest of the body resources while also putting strain on organs, etc. I understand the concept of HOW radiation comes into being (sort’ve) but I guess I’m just really confused on what about radiation is so deadly/dangerous. What does it to do the body to give such a horrific response? (Please feel free to dumb it down as much as possible. Biology and chemistry are not my strong suit lol)
Edit: I also just saw a post from 7 years ago that kinda addressed it but all those fancy terms just flew over my head. So uh, how about literally explain this concept to me like I’m 5.
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Think of radiation as being like little tiny bullets that travel really really fast. Certain types of radiation can damage your body’s cells, like how a bullet hitting a person will get injured. That damage can hurt the cells and turn them into cancerous growths, because the part of the cell that does its job and works correctly gets broken. Now the cell stops doing the job it has to keep your body working correctly, and just starts growing bigger and bigger, using up resources that the other cells need to do their jobs.
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