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I apologize for that last post. I was testing my new Google bar with a Blogger button on it. I'd like to elaborate on an aspect of cancer that supports my theory of cancer. If you look at the various kinds of cancer, you will note that the most common cancers are those where the cells are in direct contact with an often toxic environment or have a high replication rate; namely, skin and GI tract and lung. The least common cancers are those where cells--and their R factors--are protected against environmental damage or have a low replication rate; namely brain and bone and other specialized tissues.

Why is the environment and replication important? The environment hits cells with chemicals, radiation, trauma, and viruses that interfere with R factor function either directly or via DNA damage or alteration. With regard to replication, a cell that is not replicating will not expose R factors to damage (they are always 'shaking hands,' so to speak) and it will not activate chromosomal replication where environmentally-altered DNA can manifest itself in the form of R factors that no longer recognize their surroundings.
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