Cancer: the best treatment is prevention – a short commentary

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
7
Article ID: 
8968
3 pages
Research Article

Cancer: the best treatment is prevention – a short commentary

Akanksha Rathi and Saurabh Sharma

Abstract: 

Cancer is a major public health problem these days. Annually, 500,000 people die of cancer in India. When it comes to Cancer, prevention and early detection is the key. Lifestyle related factors are the most important and preventable among the environmental exposures that can lead to cancer. Tobacco consumption (chewing tobacco or smoking tobacco) accounts for 50% of all cancers in men, while dietary practices, reproductive and sexual practices for 20-30% of all cancers. Most of the cancers have some relationships with diet. The various ways of preventing cancer are losing eight, eating healthy diet, exercising regularly, tobacco cessation, preventing harmful environmental exposure and vaccination (Hep-B and HPV).

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