Lifestyle And Cancer
Pat Murphy
New reviews and research suggest that excess weight coupled
with poor diet is the main cause of cancer. Almost 1/3rd of
eight odd million cancer deaths a year around the world are as
a result of lifestyle and environmental factors. Good habits
may not rectify bad genes but they can counter their effects.
The main risk factors that account for more than 35% of cancer
deaths are Smoking, no physical activity, alcohol, diets void
of fruits and vegetables, obesity, alcohol, pollution, unsafe
sex and reused needles.
Smoking, alcohol abuse and diet that contains too few or no
fruits and vegetables are the front running and controllable
risks for about a dozen kinds of cancers.
The rate of cancer deaths is more in developed countries
despite having lesser population. The reasons for this are
attributed to use of alcohol in abundance, smoking and obesity,
mostly male issues. Females are nevertheless not far behind, and
are catching up.
Smoking is known to cause lung cancer for donkey’s ears.
Despite the statutory warnings on the packs, people at large
seem to carry on with the habit, being fully aware of the
consequences. Changing their lifestyle to reduce risk is a very
important decision they should make especially when the
perspective turns to their family and their support. Losing
that excess weight and a little exercise can keep cancer at
bay. Moreover, this can greatly help in fighting other diseases
and improves the quality of life. Obesity has also been
associated with depression for a long time. Developing a
positive attitude will greatly benefit a person physically and
psychologically. Beer and wine have proven to help protect the
heart in moderate quantities but no proven benefits are
observed against cancer. But, where does the need to protect
the heart arise from, once you have that positive attitude and
take things as they come one at a time, there is not reason why
alcohol consumption on a regular basis cannot be avoided.
Changing your lifestyle, considering the above suggestions
would go a great way in reducing the risk of cancer. Why suffer
knowingly? The symptoms become evident much before the disease
itself. Make sure you take the right steps in the positive
direction.
About The Author: Cancer research is a continuous ongoing
process, please keep yourself upto date at
http://www.bartscancercentre.org.
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