Contemporary Civilization and Cancerogenesis

Abstract

Searching for causes of the cancer scientists take into account various agents. Among others, those being products of the contemporary civilization.

Electromagnetic radiation and ionizing radiation coming out of artificial sources belong to them. Also, electrostatic and magnetic fields are considered as agents causing the cancer of tissues.

Cancerogenesis is also induced by some chemical compounds such as: aromatic hydrocarbons, heterocyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic amins, azo-dyes, some metalic compounds, vinyl-chloride, vinyl-polychloride, carbon-disulfide, some stilbens and nitrites.

An effect of cancer causing agent depends on the level of filogenetic and ontogenetic development of the organism. It also depends on certain coordinating factors /properties of biological membranes play harewith a considerable role/.

For certain environmental reasons comes a disturbance of the coordination resulting from the evolutionary development and the cancer initiation can result /growth of a new biological structure inside the living organism, which leads to destruction of the organism/.

A synergetic action of factors connected to the civilization development in the natural environment considerably enhance the vulnerability to the cancer.

However, it should be taken into account, that contemporary civilization scientists find out efficient methods of fighting with the cancer and preventing it. In spite of great achievements in this field the current balance is disadvantageous for living organisms. Possibly, in the near future it will be inversed due to the advances in the medical sciences.