Personal Best Health Wellness - Facts about Cancer
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- Cancer begins in a single cell in virtually any part of the body.
- Many cancer promoters recognized today, such as tobacco, dietary fat and excess sun exposure, are avoidable.
- Deaths from cancer began to decline in the 1990s for the first time in 50 years. Main reasons: An overall decrease in smoking-related cancers due to smoking cessation and programs to prevent smoking.
- But lung cancer deaths in women continue to increase at .7% per year.
- Prostate cancer deaths decreased by 4% from 1994 through 2000.
- Breast cancer rates increased by less than 1% per year from 1996 through 2000, probably due to improved detection with mammography, especially in women aged 50-64.
- Cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon-rectum are the most common, accounting for more than half of all cancer cases and deaths.
- Some forms of cancer are increasing, including melanoma skin cancer; acute myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells; and liver cancer, possibly due to the increase in hepatitis C infections.
- Your risk of cancer increases with the amount of alcohol you consume and the length of time you've been drinking regularly. Even a moderate amount may increase your risk.
- Eating a daily diet of plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains can help protect against many cancers.
- To detect cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages, ask your provider about your personal need for screening. Exams may include prostate, breast, cervical, colorectal and skin.
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