Cancers are mainly due to the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body.
Genetic predisposition plays role behind many cancers, but triggering or excitation of genetic predisposition is required for most of the cancers.
Do you think lifestyle is responsible for such triggering?
How?
Yes, lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, obesity, diet, psychological stress, emotional stress, physical inactivity, poor sleep etc. account for the majority of cancer. Please have a look at the following RG links and PDF attachments for more details.
Article Lifestyle and Cancer Risk
Article IMPACT OF WESTERN LIFESTYLE ON CANCER PROGRESSION
Article Prevention of Cancer Through Lifestyle Changes
Article Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes
Dr #Shibabrata Lifestyle diseases are defined as diseases linked with the way people live their life. This is commonly caused by alcohol, drug and smoking abuse as well as lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating. in my view Cancer is both genetic as well as life style related disease. Life style may help to reduce the risk of cancer, but could not totally prevent it.
I think that cancer is an affliction of God .. Recent studies see that 25% of women's injuries and 33% of men's cancer cases related to the lifestyle followed .. .. God saved us from all diseases .. آمين
Yes, lifestyle factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, obesity, diet, psychological stress, emotional stress, physical inactivity, poor sleep etc. account for the majority of cancer. Please have a look at the following RG links and PDF attachments for more details.
Article Lifestyle and Cancer Risk
Article IMPACT OF WESTERN LIFESTYLE ON CANCER PROGRESSION
Article Prevention of Cancer Through Lifestyle Changes
Article Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes
"More than a third of cancers can be prevented by making simple lifestyle changes, such as sport exercising and eating a healthy diet," said many experts and researchers, as part of the World Cancer Day, which is being revived on February 4 of each year.
Stress is certainly the trigger of most epidemic cancer types.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(biology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_hypothesis
The epidemic expansion of cancer is a lifestyle issue, but cancerous cells itself occur 'naturally' in all living organisms. The interplay of stress and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophagy seems to be decisive for a research breakthrough.
Yes, cancer may be a lifestyle disease to some extent, especialy stress.
Kindly read this article: Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes, Pharm Res. 2008 Sep; 25(9): 2097–2116
Article Cancer is a Preventable Disease that Requires Major Lifestyle Changes
Despite the large budgets, I can not support the idea that lifestyle is the cause, because most diseases and the highest mortality rates are affected by lifestyle, heart disease, arteries and others.
Being overweight increases the risk of several cancers, including cancers of the pancreas, bowel, womb and kidney. It can also increase the risk of breast cancer after the menopause. Being overweight can also lead to other health problems such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. Lifestyle diseases include atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke; obesity and type 2 diabetes; and diseases associated with smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Regular physical activity helps prevent obesity, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, colon cancer, and premature mortality.
Hereditary Cancer Syndromes. Inherited genetic mutations play a major role in about 5 to 10 percent of all cancers. Researchers have associated mutations in specific genes with more than 50 hereditary cancer syndromes, which are disorders that may predispose individuals to developing certain cancers. Gene mutations that occur after birth. Most gene mutations occur after you're born and aren't inherited. A number of forces can cause gene mutations, such as smoking, radiation, viruses, cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens), obesity, hormones, chronic inflammation and a lack of exercise.
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May be , small component is life-style and eating habits . As cited by Dr Stephen I. Ternyik stress can be a major contributor too . Modern day life-style is so hectic causing hormonal changes !!!!
I think the word "lifestyle" describes perfectly. That also means we have the power to reduce cancer by changing our lifestyle, like go back to traditional habits: eating good food, no smoking and less stress.
"More than a third of cancers can be prevented by making simple lifestyle changes, such as sport exercising and eating a healthy diet," said many experts and researchers, as part of the World Cancer Day, which is being revived on February 4 of each year.
It will still be too early to say that cancer is a lifestyle disease. Many instances, of course, closely support the idea given above. But many examples are also there confirming negligible correlation of cancer occurrence and lifestyle that may initiate or expedite the same.
CANCER has really NO ANSWER.
Cancer has a strong relation with failure of immunological surveillance of the body.
Along with other factors, Xenobiotic residues may play a role behind such failure.
Is there any report on this?
1.https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/29/5/785/821430
2.https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/myths
It is usually not possible to know exactly why one person develops cancer and another doesn’t. But research has shown that certain risk factors may increase a person’s chances of developing cancer.
Lifestyle choices can lead to cancer, such as eating a bad diet. Exposure to excessive obesity. Tobacco use of all kinds. Alcoholic beverages.
Absolutely. We can control many of the cancers via resorting to a healthy lifestyle inclusive of no tobacco use, minimum alcohol use, diet, exercise, etc. Colon cancer is attributed to eating excessive red meat. Taking control of your life style and living responsibly is the duty of every human being who in general want to blame factors beyond their control (such as bad luck or fate) for their life issues including diseases .
Cancer develops because of many different factors, many of which cannot be controlled. Some of the things that cause, or influence risk of developing cancer include consumption of tobacco and alcohol, obesity, unhealthy diet, psychological and emotional stress, physical inactivity, poor sleep etc. Age is a also major risk factor for cancer. In general, people over 65 are more likely to develop cancer than younger people.The World Cancer Research Fund estimates that 20% of all cancers in the United States are caused by a combination of excess body weight, physical inactivity, excess alcohol, and poor nutrition.
Yes, it is a bidirectional lifestyle disease :
It's triggered by lifestyle and environmental factors, and the cancer also leads to a lifestyle changes for the patients.
With the improved survival rate we will see this interactive relationship more evident.
Cancer: Is it a lifestyle disease? Current lifestyle plays a negative role to cancer prevention. The link below may be helpful.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/cancer-prevention/art-20044816.
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Yes, i think lifestyle plays an important role in the triggering of this disease. Several risk or contributing factors are mentioned above
What are the effects of "COLD DRINKS" chemicals in triggering of cancer?
Any research publication?
@ Dr. Shibabrata Pattanayak Sir
Please take a look at these useful RG links.
Article Alcoholic Beverages and Carbonated Soft Drinks: Consumption ...
Article Soft Drink and Juice Consumption and Risk of Pancreatic Canc...
Article Soft drinks, sweetened beverages and risk of pancreatic cancer
Thanks!
Dear Dr. Arvind Singh,
I read the abstracts of all three articles.
There are assumptions for a relationship between high glucose of cold drinks and pancreatic cancer.
But there are many other points also.
As for example: What are the effects of the added chemicals like Ehhylene glycol of the cold drinks on health, particularly at continuous use and along with other chemicals taken with other processed foods.
Thanks.
Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle. The important lifestyle factors that affect the incidence and mortality of cancer include tobacco, alcohol, diet, obesity, infectious agents, environmental pollutants, and radiation.
I had friends where cancer was definitely genetic! most certainly lifestyle and exposure to deadly chemicals contribute to it.
Cancer is a big health problem in United States. The lifestyle factors which contribute to cancer among US population includes cigarette smoking, secondhand smoke, excess body weight, alcohol intake, eating red and processed meat, poor diet, physical inactivity, ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and infections. Please take a look at the following PDF attachment for more details.
According to this fruitful discussion the majority of my colleagues agree that cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes.
This year, more than 1 million Americans and more than 10 million people worldwide are expected to be diagnosed with cancer, a disease commonly believed to be preventable. Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle. The lifestyle factors include cigarette smoking, diet (fried foods, red meat), alcohol, sun exposure, environmental pollutants, infections, stress, obesity, and physical inactivity. The evidence indicates that of all cancer-related deaths, almost 25–30% are due to tobacco, as many as 30–35% are linked to diet, about 15–20% are due to infections, and the remaining percentage are due to other factors like radiation, stress, physical activity, environmental pollutants etc. Therefore, cancer prevention requires smoking cessation, increased ingestion of fruits and vegetables, moderate use of alcohol, caloric restriction, exercise, avoidance of direct exposure to sunlight, minimal meat consumption, use of whole grains, use of vaccinations, and regular check-ups. In this review, we present evidence that inflammation is the link between the agents/factors that cause cancer and the agents that prevent it. In addition, we provide evidence that cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes.
Anand, P., Kunnumakara, A. B., Sundaram, C., Harikumar, K. B., Tharakan, S. T., Lai, O. S., ... & Aggarwal, B. B. (2008). Cancer is a preventable disease that requires major lifestyle changes. Pharmaceutical research, 25(9), 2097-2116.
Some recent reports suggest that healthy lifestyles could help cancer patients and survivors. Exercise can reduce fatigue and depression, and improve quality of life among cancer survivors may even help prevent the disease coming back in breast cancer survivors. Dietary pattern can have positive effects, e.g, reducing fat intake is associated with a longer disease-free survival. World Cancer Research Fund suggests that cancer survivors should follow the lifestyle guidelines including exercise at least 30 minutes a day, limiting energy-dense foods such as sugary drinks, and eating more fruit and vegetables.
Although genetics play a predominant role in some cancers, other types are primarily caused by life style factors and occupational hazards such as exposure to cancer causing agents such as chemicals, radioactive materials and asbestos.
Yes, maybe. There are many lifestyle factors in its development. For example, nutritional factors, stress, sports deficit.
Lifestyle factors like smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, lack of fruit and vegetables intake, lack of fiber, eating red and processed meat, too much salt, being overweight or obese, lack of physical exercise, ionizing radiation, ultraviolet radiation, occupational exposure, infections, and specifically for women postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and lack of breast-feeding are responsible for different types of cancer. However, a healthy lifestyle is still no guarantee to reduce the risk of getting cancer.
I fully agree with Isam Issa Omran. Both the pdf suggested by Arvind Singh are relevant and useful
Cancer is caused by both internal factors (such as inherited mutations or hormones) and environmental/lifestyle factors (such as diet and tobacco). Studies have shown that only 5%-10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90%-95% are due to either lifestyle or environmental factors. The evidence indicates that of all cancer-related deaths, 30%-35% are linked to diet, 25%-30% are due to tobacco, 10%-20% are linked to obesity, about 15%-20% are due to infections, and the remaining percentages are due to other factors like radiation, alcohol consumption, stress, physical inactivity, environmental pollutants etc. At least half of all cases of prostate, colorectal, breast, gall bladder and endometrial cancer were caused directly linked to dietary habbits.
This wikipedia page might be useful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifestyle_disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new cancer study suggests that many cancers can be avoided in the United States if Americans follow healthy methods of exercise, alcohol, and smoking. The findings, published earlier in the Journal of the American Medical Oncology Association, suggest that the findings challenge a 2015 report published in the journal, which attributed many cancers simply to unfortunate changes in cell division. The researchers attributed about 25% of cancer cases in women and 33% in men to lifestyle factors. A large number of cancer deaths can also be linked to these factors, Dr. Colditz-Loritz said in an editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association that cancer can be prevented, new studies show.
https://weziwezi.com/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86/
This link might be useful.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-04-18-cancer-is-a-lifestyle-disease-4-in-10-cancers-can-be-entirely-avoided.html
Dr. Rashed,
Thank you for your contribution.
Dr. Fares,
Your link is excellent!
Obesity is becoming the strongest reason replacing tobacco to cause cancer!
If proper life style is followed to some extent it heredity problem of cancer can be postponed for some period of time but can not be totally controlled.
It's not only lifestyle, but also genetically plausible. In fact, some cancers have strong incident risk factor associated with family history. Another related theory is that, cancers are gun, those aforementioned lifestyle habits are the triggers. So, both are consequential to cancer pathogenesis.
It can be a life style disease. But cancer can be widely found in countries that suffered a number of wars like Iraq where weapons of depleted uranium are used in many parts of the country. Hundreds of cancer cases were detected as a result of the use of bombs that contain depleted uranium.
Yes! Environmental and lifestyle factors have significant impact.
Have a look on it.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515569/
The following Lifestyle Changes to Improve the Cancer Care might be as :
Person should Manage stress, Accept practical and emotional support, Eat well, Avoid environmental toxins and Get enough sleep.
I have already expressed my views regarding Cancer which I submit herewith for your perusal & for the patient suffering from the cancer with the medicine & treatment which my experience of faith & spiritual healing ,I have with my experience for my friend he took the treatment at USA for 8 months & subsequently after returning he started his business .
About 2 years back against his cancer disease he receive a complication for the surgeon advised him to undertake an operation lasting for about 15 hrs for which I had encouraged him with the confidence to undergo an operation which remain successful & now once again he started his business comfortably .
By this writing his to offer confidence for the cancer patient for which also my earlier presentation may also help
I have expressed my views as follows The word '' CANCER'' speak for the cancellation however with all the timely care under the treatment may certainly prevent the disease . For this the sufferer must control his mind & he/she should remain without frustration keep their mind calm & quiet for the healthy environment . If the patient mind remains calm & quite he /she can certainly take recourse to spiritual faith healing & with the firm faith they may get necessary energy & vibration to keep the disease under the control . This is my personal opinion
Cancer is a direct concequence of increased life expectancy of people.
The older people become, the greater is the chance to develop cancer (depending of increased sum of potentially initialazing events, exposure to inducing sources, efficacy of defense mechanisms and other environmental influences).
I think you put it just right prof. Pattanayak!
It is becoming very common to get cancer and it must be the result of using foods and habits that were not there a generation ago, such as tobacco, processed foods, etc. Strangely not too many people have gone into using anti-cancer "shield" foods like dandelions.
Most of the diseases in adaults, including some cancer, are caused by overeating. If one is eating properly, he/she becomes healthier and healthier when he/she is aging.
For adault people, daily regular restrictive eating is essential for health. Eating as less as possible, yet enough to protect the homeostasis of our gastrointestinal tract. Stop eating 5 hours before going to bed, so as to remain an empty stomach to force the body using ectopic fats in our blood vessels and organs as enery source when we are asleep. This will stop the inflammation caused by the ectopic fats, and stop the possible mutations of genes induced by inflammations.
Cancer is a lifestyle disease of course. Since with the increase, the mutagenic and carcinogenic substances resulted from modern life lead to induce mutations. Additionally, since the people are so busy in their work the food habits also affect when using packaged meat since these meat contain nitrite which reacts in the stomach with amino acids under acidic conditions lead to form nitrosamines which are highly carcinogenic. Moreover, chlorine by-products such as chloroform and bromodichloromethane as well as increase the burden of the emergence of cancer. Smoking, environmental pollutions due to animal production and industry also affect the ozone layer leading to increase possibility to cause cancer specially skin and lung cancer.
cancer is a disease commonly believed to be preventable. Only 5–10% of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects, whereas the remaining 90–95% have their roots in the environment and lifestyle. The lifestyle factors include cigarette smoking, diet (fried foods, red meat), alcohol, sun exposure, environmental pollutants, infections, stress, obesity, and physical inactivity. The evidence indicates that of all cancer-related deaths, almost 25–30% are due to tobacco, as many as 30–35% are linked to diet, about 15–20% are due to infections, and the remaining percentage are due to other factors like radiation, stress, physical activity, environmental pollutants etc.
The large differences in cancer rates among countries, striking changes in these rates among migrating populations, and rapid changes over time within countries indicate that some aspects of lifestyle and/or environmental factors are largely responsible for the common cancers which are more prevalent in Western countries. The great interest during the last several decades in diet and human cancer derives from the large variations in rates of specific cancers among countries, coupled with the dramatic changes in cancer incidence among populations immigrating to regions with different rates.
LIFESTYLE AS RISK FACTOR FOR CANCER: EVIDENCE FROM HUMAN STUDIES
Article Lifestyle as risk factor for cancer: Evidence from human studies
Lifestyle can promote disease progress, such as immune system reduction, body function diability and many more.
Stress, polluted water and poor nutrition should be considered as important factors .
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