Lifestyle and Cancer
Scientists have found we can cut our risk of cancer 70 percent by diet, exercise and non use of tobacco.
Scientists tell us a diet rich in fruits, fish and vegetables, avoiding red meat, exercising, and using no tobacco can prevent 70 percent of cancer. It is amazing that knowing these facts cancer still runs rampid. Doctors are finding out that lifestyle factors play an important role in cancer prevention. The main culprit seems to be our western diet, obesity and inactivity. A study done by the American Cancer Society in 2003 found that the heaviest people, in comparison to the leanest had an increased death rate . Uterine cancer in women had a sixfold increase. Liver cancer in men increased fivefold.
Those who exercise one or more hours a day have a 30 percent lower risk of colon cancer than those who exercise less.Exercise protects against other cancer as well. Fat cells release inflammatory chemicals into the blood stream than can stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Regular exercise lowers the levels of these chemicals. The more overweight we are, the greater the chemicals that go into our blood stream. Regular moderate exercise lowers these levels.
Cancer is a disease of malfunctioning genes . About 10 percent of all cancers occur in people who have inherited genes that make them vulnerable. All tumors begin with one renegade cell. The cell is one of about 30 trillion or so cells in the body. It looks no different than the cells around it. The renegade begins to multiply wildly. One cell becomes two, two becomes four, and soon they multiply beyond counting. Most of us are born with good genes but some genes can become damaged. It is these cells that mutate and become cancerous. During our lifetime our cells will divide 100,000 trillion time,creating 100,000 trillion opportunities for a malfunctioning cell to turn mutant.
Most cancers occur when cells damage their genes accidentally. Although our cells have the ability to repair themselves, the protection is not perfect. So mutations and mutant cells accumulate as we grow older. Studies of lifestyles and cancer have given us the tools, today to reduce our risk of cancer. With diet, exercise and non use of tobacco, scientists tell us we can cut our risk of cancer by 70 percent.
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denus | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
very informative article, very helpful.
nobert soloria bermosa | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
be health conscious,great advice
Jenny Heart | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
This is very good information that I feel we all need to know and learn from, so we can inturn live longer, healthier lives. Great information!
Emma Turton | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
A really informative article. Thank you for this. I think most of us can take some advice from this.
ML Sheldon | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
That was definitely a good article. As stated above, it was very informative.
papaleng | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
very informative article. It suits me.
Glynis Smy | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
Informative and valuable information
Karen Gross | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
One of the pitfalls of the comfortable lifestyle we enjoy in the west! We have so much food that we eat to excess, we have jobs that require no manual labour, our entertainment comes into our homes through cables or airwaves. I know that there are many people here who don’t succumb to these temptations, but it is so hard to resist them when we have such easy access to junk food and TV. Bad habits are very easy to fall into, good habits take much discipline.
AC Hamilton III | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
Point well stated and taken. Really great and thoughtfully provoking information.
AC
Ristifer | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
Lucky I just started regular exercise! Hopefully I keep that up. Good article.
lindalulu | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
Great information Ruby.
PR Mace | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
WOW! Ruby, you have impressed me again. Great article.
lanne | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
Great information Ruby.
James DeVere | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
The LiveStrong organisation is a great site to check out . j
Inna Tysoe | Jan 25, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for that great article. As a personal note: when our dog got cancer (it’s called mast cell tumor in dogs) our vet told us to walk her more and we changed her diet a bit. Once we started doing that, we all seemed to start feeling better!
Inna
Betty Carew | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
I totally agree Ruby and as you age it becomes more important to exercise. I know so many that have cancer , it is so sad. Great article with lots of good information.
Moses Ingram | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
Great information, Thank you.
Sotiris | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
In order to live better we should exercise everyday for about 10-30 minutes! Drink a lot of water and don’t smoke!
Great article! I will share it to my friends to pursue them to live better
CA Johnson | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
Thanks so much for the information. Colon cancer runs in my family so this information is useful to me.
NA Staffieri | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
Great article, Ruby. Take care of your body and your body will take care of you.
Judy Sheldon | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
Cutting sugar improves our odds too. Sugar is hazardous to our health. Thanks for this article. It is something we all need to think about.
Ruby Hawk | Jan 26, 2009 | Reply
Thank you one and all for your comments and your time. One thing is sure, if we don’t have our health, we have nothing. It is to our advantage to eat right and exercise well.It’s hard to exercise when we come home tired from work. It’s hard to watch our diet and eat healthy food when so much junk is on the grocery shelf. But it will pay us in the long run.No doubt about it.
OhSugar | Jan 27, 2009 | Reply
This is another possible life enhancer. I am so enjoying all the information you are bringing to all of us.
God bless
vonkiernan | Jan 28, 2009 | Reply
hello there ruby..
this is a great article!!!
i am new to this and having a hard time dealing with a relative suffering from cancer…
wud be great if you cud let me know what you think of my poems ?
Johnny Yuma | Jan 28, 2009 | Reply
Hello again Ruby,
This is a great article. I have been stricken with cancer a time or two. All Brewers are subject to having it, or so it seems. Many of my kinfolks have had it and some have even died from it. My brother just older than me died when only 46 from Melonoma after it completely ate up his brain–so that he didn’t know what he was doing or even his own name. My dad also died of prostate cancer when I was in my 20’s, and several cousins have died from cancer as well on both sides of my family, so it will be hard for me to miss it. I must say, however, after watching my dad and brother die from cancer that I sincerely hope I die from something differently when the time comes. Man that was a terrible way to go.
An excellent piece of writing my friend.
Johnny Yuma
Ruby Hawk | Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
Thanks again everyone for sharing your thoughts. Cancer is a terrible thing. I have seen friends die from it and I have seen friends in remission who go on to live good lives. I think treatments are getting better all the time and more are being spared. Even those who have cancer in the family have a better chance of avoiding it than ever before because doctors are learning better options. I am sorry that many of you have lost family to cancer and I wish you good luck in your own health.
baobaoduan | May 3, 2009 | Reply
A new study published on the Archives of Internal Medicine April 2009 showed that a combined good lifestyle pattern: no smoking, limited alcohol drink, regular physical activity, normal weight, and healthy diet (mediterranean diet pattern), can reduced pancreatic cancer risk substantially.
Let’s do something to change our bad habits.