10 Badass Superpowers Everybody Has
8. You Fight Cancer Every Day
Cancer affects us all. No really. Scarily, our body fights against it every single day.
During cell production, mutations occur which if left can be a source of malignancy. Luckily for most, our immune system performs regular checks to filter these out and destroy them. If left alone, cancerous cells could potentially develop into tumours.
This information isn't just a cool fact: it also has important oncological implications in devising diagnostic tests to help spot cancers early.
Here's another way your body fights the disease: When you get sunburn, it's not your skin cells being damaged by the sun and dying, but your skin cells' DNA being damaged by the sun and them killing themselves so they don't turn into cancer. Give them a day off and wear lotion, folks.