Cancer is a preventable lifestyle disease
Posted on Tue, 16 Mar 10
Cancer is a preventable lifestyle disease yet every year cancer claims tens of billions of human lives with drug treatment costing hundreds of billions. Despite enormous investment in cancer treatment most cancer therapies are highly toxic, ineffective and unaffordable to greater than 80% of the world population (1). More attention needs to be paid to lifestyle.
Lifestyle explains up to 95% of cancers
A remarkable 90-95% of cancer cases a caused by your environment and lifestyle. Lifestyle factors linked to cancer include alcohol, sun exposure, environmental pollutants, infections, stress, obesity, and physical inactivity. The biggest determinants of your cancer risk however are whether or not you are exposed to tobacco smoke and the quality of your diet. Of all cancer-related deaths around 25-30% are due to tobacco and as many as 30-35% are linked to diet (2).
The war on cancer needs rethinking
Our approach to cancer requires rethinking. Professor of Cancer Research Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ph.D, at The University of Texas points out that “…while it is believed that as much as 90% of cancer-related deaths (linked to tobacco, infections, alcohol, obesity, diet and environmental pollutants) are preventable, more than 90% of the funds spent are on treatment and not on the prevention of cancer (3).” Billions are spent each year in the search for a cure for cancer yet death rates have not changed in the last 50 years. Prevention, it seems, is better than cure.
References
1. Aggarwal BB, Danda D, Gupta S, Gehlot P. Models for prevention and treatment of cancer: problems vs promises. Biochem Pharmacol. 2009 Nov 1;78(9):1083-94.
2. Anand P, Kunnumakkara AB, Sundaram C, Harikumar KB, Tharakan ST, Lai OS, Sung B, Aggarwal BB. Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes. Pharm Res. 2008 Sep;25(9):2097-116.
3. Aggarwal B. The past, present and future of multi-targeted cancer treatment ‘‘Naturally”: Food for thought. Cancer Letters 269 (2008) 187–188
Tags: Cancer, Lifestyle, Environment
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Comments (5)
Exactly, they're frantically searching for the cure for cancer knowing that it has a cause. Waiting until you're sick is just stupid.
Posted by Brendan Penwarden
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Thu, 18 Mar 10 - 12:00am
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Posted by Janice Fighting Cancer
(http://www.naturalhomecures.com/mangosteen/ailments/cancer.html)
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Wed, 4 Aug 10 - 12:00am
We should expect more cancer cases by the day due to the ever increasing use of chemicals and pesticides in our food chain.
Industrial pollutants are also contributing to the rise of cancer. I believe the only way to avoid this disease is by acknowledging the presence of toxic and to stay away from it.
Posted by Cancer Causes And Effects
(http://www.101health.org/cancer/about-cancer.php)
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Sat, 7 Aug 10 - 12:00am
I do agree on environment as one of the causes for cancer, but what do you mean when you say lifestyle? it is too general. Yes, nutrition counts and inactivity also but not lifestyle in general.
Posted by 50plussam
(http://www.lifestyle-after50.com/lifestyle.com)
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Tue, 17 Aug 10 - 12:00am
I think instead of spending huge amounts for finding a cure, some amount can be spent to create awareness among the people. Tobacco, alcohol and obesity are the main reasons. Its hard to leave the habits but when the effects of cancer reach to people then there will a cancer free world atone stage.
Thanks
Collin paul
Posted by Collin
(http://www.bodycleansediet.com)
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Sat, 21 Aug 10 - 12:00am
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