We are told about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, but few people stick to it.<\/p>\n\n
After all, a healthy lifestyle includes not only giving up alcohol and nicotine. This includes proper nutrition, regular exercise, an adequate work schedule, rest, and more. However, the question arises: how does all this affect the development of cancer?<\/p>\n\n
A large number of cases of cancer are associated with unhealthy lifestyles and environmental factors, rather than genetic causes, say scientists from Arizona State University in the United States.<\/p>\n\n
Experts analyzed 12 studies that examined the relationship between lifestyle and cancer mortality. Participants ranged in age from 25 to 79.<\/p>\n\n
It was found that adherence to cancer prevention recommendations reduced the risk of developing the disease from 10% to 45%. The probability of death decreased from 14% to 6%. Thus, the incidence of breast cancer decreased from 60% to 19%, endometrial cancer from 60% to 23%, and colon cancer from 52% to 27%.<\/p>\n\n
Dr. Lindsay Kohler<\/strong>, author of the new study, said: “Poor diet, lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking are responsible for more than 20 percent of cases of the disease – so by making lifestyle changes, you can reduce the likelihood of disease.”<\/p>\n\n It follows from this data that one in five cancer patients has self-inflicted malignancy.<\/p>\n\n