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Lifestyle Approaches To Prevent Cancer-Fortis Mumbai
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A lot of people think that cancer is a disease that no has any control.on . It can happen to anyone and at any time with no reason. But in reality that is not true because 60 to 70% cancers are lifestyle related and hence theoretically a lot of them are preventable. know more about best cancer hospital in mumbai : – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: Lifestyle Approaches To Prevent Cancer-Fortis Mumbai
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- Lifestyle Approaches To Prevent Cancer
- A lot of people think that cancer is a disease
that no has any control.on . It can happen to
anyone and at any time with no reason. But in
reality that is not true because 60 to 70
cancers are lifestyle related and hence
theoretically a lot of them are preventable. - Lets see some common things we observe in
society - Smoking And tobacco abuse
- This is the big daddy of them all.Tobacco is
responsible for nearly 80 of oral and
respiratory tract cancers.It is also directly or
indirectly responsible for cancers of the stomach
pancreas kidney and even urinary bladder.female
breast cancer is also very common in women who
smoke.Second hand smoke or passive smoking is
equally responsible for many cancers in
companions of people smoke.
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- Alcohol abuse
- Alcohol nowadays is socially more acceptable.
However people forget the inherent dangers.
Alcohol is a potent carcinogen and can cause many
cancers ranging from oral cancer to liver cancer.
No amount of alcohol is safe contrary to media
reports as far as cancer is concerned. - Saturated fats
- Few people know that food rich in saturated fats
like oily food cheese is also indirectly linked
to cancer. It causes obesity and nowadays obesity
is one of the causes of breast cancer colon
cancer and endometrial (uterine)cancer.
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- Lack of physical activity
- Indians love talking but not walking ! Lack of
physical activity results in a lot of disease,
cancer among them. - Too much red meat
- Red meat in excess is linked to colonic cancer.
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- Cultural practices
- There are some cultural practices like drinking
hot tea.In india there is also an entity called
saree cancer it is linked to the tight cord
around the waist which leaves a permanent mark
and sometimes causes a wound.Also there is a
cancer called as kangree cancer which is a type
of skin cancer caused by the hot clay lot that
some Kashmiri s use to keep themselves warm. - These are a few daily habits that we can avoid to
keep away from cancer.
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