I have lost some people to cancer and it is a concern of mine. Have you been affected by cancer?
Yes, my uncle was rusain and effected by the chernobyl disaster. He had a hard time trying to have a kid because of the radiation cancer he had to deal with. 
Oh no that is terrible and I am sorry to hear that. A friend of mine has a 15 year old daughter who is fighting throat cancer right now.
I am sorry to hear that. I hope she pulls through. I though only people who smoked and drank a lot were at risk
She had a tumor in her lymph node that spread. Yes that makes me feel guilty if I smoke and drink for sure.
cause of melanoma is ultraviolet light (UV) exposure in those with low levels of skin pigment. The UV light may be from either the sun or from other sources, such as tanning devices. About 25% develop from moles. Those with many moles, a history of affected family members, and who have poor immune function are at greater risk. A number of rare genetic defects such as xeroderma pigmentosum also increase risk. Diagnosis is by biopsy and analysis of any skin lesion that has signs of being potentially cancerous.
", more than 10,000 people are today affected by thyroid cancer and 50,000 cases are expected. In Europe, the IPPNW claims that 10,000 deformities have been observed in newborns because of Chernobyl's radioactive discharge, with 5,000 deaths among newborn children. They also state that several hundreds of thousands of the people who worked on the site after the disaster are now sick because of radiation, and tens of thousands are dead.
Revisiting the issue for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the Union of Concerned Scientists described the Forum