World Cancer Day: 5 factors that cause the disease
January 4 is World Cancer Day. We have prepared material on the most common factors that can cause disease.
Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day. The aim of this international day is to raise awareness about cancer as one of the most terrible diseases of today, as well as to draw attention to the prevention, detection and treatment of this disease.
The most common types of cancer among men and women differ from each other: 
Five main factors that cause cancer:
1. Obesity.
Excessive levels of insulin, which are common in obese people, stimulate the development of cancerous tumors in the intestines or pancreas.
2. Alcohol.
Alcohol abuse increases the risk of developing tumors in the mouth, larynx and esophagus, liver, breast and colon (in men).
3. Tobacco.
Smoking can cause lung cancer or oral cancer. When smoke is inhaled, the chemicals enter the bloodstream and are transported throughout the body.
4. Workplace.
The job responsibilities of some people require them to come into contact with dangerous carcinogens. For example, dye industry workers are more likely to have bladder cancer than other people.
5. Ultraviolet.
Ultraviolet solar radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer. Ultraviolet light in a tanning bed is also harmful.
Huge sums of money are allocated annually from the budgets of many developed countries to find a cure for cancer, but at the moment most cancer control strategies are aimed at preventing the disease rather than treating it.
In this case, a special role is played by government programs aimed at informing the public about the risks of developing cancer.
Therefore, every year on February 4, the WHO, together with the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the Association for International Cancer Control, launches a media campaign to promote strategies to prevent cancer.
How not to get cancer
Scientists believe that 43% of cancers can be avoided if you follow the following rules of conduct:
1. Give up such a bad habit as smoking, because tobacco smoke contains more than a hundred substances that can provoke malignant growth;
2. Sufficient physical activity;
3.Proper and balanced diet, you can not eat a lot of canned foods, spicy foods, etc .;
4. Vaccination against certain viruses that can cause cancer;
5. The right attitude to your skin - to avoid prolonged sunburn and refusal to visit the solarium.
In general, a healthy lifestyle, timely vaccinations and regular medical examinations are the main ways to prevent not only such a terrible disease as cancer, but also many other serious diseases.
So, eat well, dress warmer and do not smoke. You will be healthier!
Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day. The aim of this international day is to raise awareness about cancer as one of the most terrible diseases of today, as well as to draw attention to the prevention, detection and treatment of this disease.
The most common types of cancer among men and women differ from each other: Five main factors that cause cancer:
1. Obesity.
Excessive levels of insulin, which are common in obese people, stimulate the development of cancerous tumors in the intestines or pancreas.
2. Alcohol.
Alcohol abuse increases the risk of developing tumors in the mouth, larynx and esophagus, liver, breast and colon (in men).
3. Tobacco.
Smoking can cause lung cancer or oral cancer. When smoke is inhaled, the chemicals enter the bloodstream and are transported throughout the body.
4. Workplace.
The job responsibilities of some people require them to come into contact with dangerous carcinogens. For example, dye industry workers are more likely to have bladder cancer than other people.
5. Ultraviolet.
Ultraviolet solar radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer. Ultraviolet light in a tanning bed is also harmful.
Huge sums of money are allocated annually from the budgets of many developed countries to find a cure for cancer, but at the moment most cancer control strategies are aimed at preventing the disease rather than treating it.
In this case, a special role is played by government programs aimed at informing the public about the risks of developing cancer.
Therefore, every year on February 4, the WHO, together with the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the Association for International Cancer Control, launches a media campaign to promote strategies to prevent cancer.
How not to get cancer
Scientists believe that 43% of cancers can be avoided if you follow the following rules of conduct:
1. Give up such a bad habit as smoking, because tobacco smoke contains more than a hundred substances that can provoke malignant growth;
2. Sufficient physical activity;
3.Proper and balanced diet, you can not eat a lot of canned foods, spicy foods, etc .;
4. Vaccination against certain viruses that can cause cancer;
5. The right attitude to your skin - to avoid prolonged sunburn and refusal to visit the solarium.
In general, a healthy lifestyle, timely vaccinations and regular medical examinations are the main ways to prevent not only such a terrible disease as cancer, but also many other serious diseases.
So, eat well, dress warmer and do not smoke. You will be healthier!