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Advertisement suggesting that a healthy diet helps prevent cancer. Many dietary recommendations have been proposed to reduce the risk of cancer, few have significant supporting scientific evidence. [1] [2] [3] Obesity and drinking alcohol have been correlated with the incidence and progression of some cancers. [1]
Cancer DALYs attributable to 11 Level 2 risk factors globally in 2019. [130] Cancer prevention is defined as active measures to decrease cancer risk. [131] The vast majority of cancer cases are due to environmental risk factors. Many of these environmental factors are controllable lifestyle choices. Thus, cancer is generally preventable. [132]
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective, also known as the Expert Report, was an expert report published by the World Cancer Research Fund global network in 2007. It reviewed all the evidence about the links between cancer and diet, physical activity and body fat and contains 10 recommendations for ...
Advertisement for a healthy diet to possibly reduce cancer risk. An average 35% of human cancer mortality is attributed to the diet of the individual. [9] Studies have linked excessive consumption of red or processed meat to an increased risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer, a phenomenon which could be due to the presence of carcinogens in meats cooked at high temperatures.
Obesity appears to be the third most important risk factor for cancer in the United States, just behind tobacco and diet (see Figure). Obesity is the source of about 15% of all preventable cancers. [5] [6] [7]
A high-salt diet is linked to gastric cancer. Aflatoxin B1, a frequent food contaminate, is associated with liver cancer. Betel nut chewing has been shown to cause oral cancers. [47] The relationship between diet and the development of particular cancers may partly explain differences in cancer incidence in different countries.
The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study is a Europe-wide prospective cohort study of the relationships between diet and cancer, as well as other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. With over half a million participants, it is the largest study of diet and disease to be undertaken. [1]
A Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of stomach cancer, as does not smoking. [2] [5] Tentative evidence indicates that treating H. pylori decreases the future risk. [2] [5] If stomach cancer is treated early, it can be cured. [2] Treatments may include some combination of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and targeted therapy.