Tobacco and alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity are some major
factors’
With cancer emerging as the second leading cause of death globally, the World Health
Organisation (WHO) has listed ways to reduce cancer risk.
It advised not to consume any form of tobacco, to make one’s home smoke-free, to enjoy a
healthy diet, to vaccinate children against Hepatitis B and HPV, to use sun protections, to be
physically active, to limit alcohol intake and take part in organised screening programmes,
adding that breastfeeding reduces a mother’s cancer risk.
TheWHO said consumption of tobacco and alcohol, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity are
major factors that increases cancer risk worldwide and are also the four shared risk factors for
other non-communicable diseases.
“Some chronic infections are risk factors for cancer and have major relevance in low and
middle-income countries. Approximately 15% of cancers diagnosed in 2012 were attributed to
carcinogenic infections, including Helicobacter pylori, Human papillomavirus (HPV),
Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, and Epstein-Barr virus. Hepatitis B and C viruses and some
types of HPV increase the risk for liver and cervical cancer, respectively. Infection with HIV
substantially increases the risk of cancers such as cervical cancer,” the WHO said.
Dr. Pawan Gupta, additional director, Surgical Oncology, Jaypee Hospital, Noida said: “Cancer
is the uncontrolled multiplication of cells. Cancer can spread from where it started to another
part of the body. The original cancer is called the primary tumour. The cancer in another part
of the body is called metastatic or secondary cancer. Metastatic cancer has the same type of
cancer cells as the primary cancer. The term metastatic cancer is usually used to describe solid
tumours that have spread to another part of the body.”
Doctors have warned that prevalence of cancer cases are on the rise in India. The Indian
Council of Medical Research stated that approximately 12 to 13 lakh new cases of cancer are
being diagnosed every year along with an existing 25 to 30 lakh cancer cases at any given time
in India.
“The saddest part is that a vast majority of them are being diagnosed in advanced stages. On
the contrary, majority of cancer cases are diagnosed in the early stages in developed countries,
including Europe and the U.S.A., thanks to their effective screening programmes. Awareness
in general population about the big ‘C’ also helps in early cancer diagnosis,” added Dr. Pawan.
Source: The Hindu
factors’
With cancer emerging as the second leading cause of death globally, the World Health
Organisation (WHO) has listed ways to reduce cancer risk.
It advised not to consume any form of tobacco, to make one’s home smoke-free, to enjoy a
healthy diet, to vaccinate children against Hepatitis B and HPV, to use sun protections, to be
physically active, to limit alcohol intake and take part in organised screening programmes,
adding that breastfeeding reduces a mother’s cancer risk.
TheWHO said consumption of tobacco and alcohol, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity are
major factors that increases cancer risk worldwide and are also the four shared risk factors for
other non-communicable diseases.
“Some chronic infections are risk factors for cancer and have major relevance in low and
middle-income countries. Approximately 15% of cancers diagnosed in 2012 were attributed to
carcinogenic infections, including Helicobacter pylori, Human papillomavirus (HPV),
Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, and Epstein-Barr virus. Hepatitis B and C viruses and some
types of HPV increase the risk for liver and cervical cancer, respectively. Infection with HIV
substantially increases the risk of cancers such as cervical cancer,” the WHO said.
Dr. Pawan Gupta, additional director, Surgical Oncology, Jaypee Hospital, Noida said: “Cancer
is the uncontrolled multiplication of cells. Cancer can spread from where it started to another
part of the body. The original cancer is called the primary tumour. The cancer in another part
of the body is called metastatic or secondary cancer. Metastatic cancer has the same type of
cancer cells as the primary cancer. The term metastatic cancer is usually used to describe solid
tumours that have spread to another part of the body.”
Doctors have warned that prevalence of cancer cases are on the rise in India. The Indian
Council of Medical Research stated that approximately 12 to 13 lakh new cases of cancer are
being diagnosed every year along with an existing 25 to 30 lakh cancer cases at any given time
in India.
“The saddest part is that a vast majority of them are being diagnosed in advanced stages. On
the contrary, majority of cancer cases are diagnosed in the early stages in developed countries,
including Europe and the U.S.A., thanks to their effective screening programmes. Awareness
in general population about the big ‘C’ also helps in early cancer diagnosis,” added Dr. Pawan.
Source: The Hindu
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