in the world to the place where we are talking about the mystery of how people get to have the disease, and the things linked to cancer. Because of that, both scientists and those with no business with science have come up with theories on how it is gotten.
Before getting back to that, cancer has been found to be the second major cause of death in the United States with heart disease as the only thing that is worse than it. It causes the death of as much as 595,930 people, resulting in 22.7 percent deaths in the States with heart disease leading to 633,842 deaths, amounting in 24.1 percent total deaths.
Things Linked To Cancer
1. Family
Most things about the makeup of an individual are inherited from the family that one comes from. Because of that, science has found out that every 2 or 3 in 100 cases of all cancers are caused by genetic mutation. More so, it has been found that once a parent has a gene fault, each child will come with as much as 50% chance of inheriting it.
2. Sugar
The bitter thing about sugar and all the sweetness it promises and delivers is that it comes it a lot of harm to the human body. This time around, it is not diabetes or heart disease, but cancer as well. From a study that was carried out since the 1960s, it was found that over 50 percent of mice fed with sucrose-rich diet were found to have returned with breast cancer.
The claim has been that researchers have been hiding the link between sugar and cancer for a very long time, linking the problem instead to fats. What would be later be seen was that the researchers got funding from the Sugar Research Foundation (SRF) which influenced their report.
3. Tanning and unprotected sun exposure
Although there have been the ideas that there are safe ways of tanning, a recent research has found out that it is not so. According to the scientific finding, overexposure to sunlight can lead to skin cancer.
Why sun is dangerous to the skin is because it has ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation that have been found to negatively affect the skin.
4. Tobacco Smoking
Tobacco has been linked to cancer almost more than many other things. It is because of this reason that many countries have been banning the smoking of tobacco in public and prevent it from being sold to underage individuals.
According to scientists, tobacco has been found to have a minimum of 70 chemicals that cause cancer. The greater danger of Tobacco is that not only does it affect people who smoke, it also affects people who inhale the smoke after it has been exhaled. In fact, it has been found that this is even more dangerous in causing cancer by up to 20 to 30%.
It is not only people who smoke second-hand tobacco that is exposed to greater risk of cancer, but also people who chew tobacco.
5. Viruses
While most viruses in themselves can be dangerous, they are often more dangerous as they get to cause many more damages including cancer. Some of these viruses that are linked to cancer include the human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B and C viruses, and Epstein-Barr virus, which cause things such as cervical cancer, liver cancer, and gastric cancer respectively.
The danger of these viruses is that they lead to changes in genetics which can not only cause cancer but can be inherited after the gene has mutated.
6. Processed foods
Processed food is very easy to come by, but they are not entirely free from being linked to cancer. This is most especially when it comes to ultra-processed food. According to scientists, the more people eat things like cake, bread, and many others, the higher the chances of getting cancer.
Things classed as ultra-processed food include chocolate bars and sweets, instant noodles and soups, as well as foods that are either mostly or completely made from sugar, oils, and fats.
The question that is still being asked with processed food is on whether it is the ingredients used in making the processed food that is increasing the chances of cancer or it is the plastic packages used.
7. White flower
Most people consume white flower daily, but that doesn’t mean they are healthy for us. In fact, they have been found to be very dangerous as all the healthy vitamins of whole grains are removed when it is being processed to form the white flour. As much as 97% of the dietary fiber is lost while 76% vitamins and minerals are stripped from it.
More so, the use of preservatives and bleach using chlorine gas. Hence what it does is to releases Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF). Consequent to this, glucose is released into the human cells, stimulating growth. This is what begins the growth of tumor over time to lead to cancer.
8. Grilled Red Meat
Grilling meat over an open fire has been found to also not be good to humans most especially as it concerns cancer. This is most especially with red meat that has compounds such as Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The chemical is changed when they are grilled, the compounds change which has been found to lead to cancer.
9. Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs)
Genetically modified food has increased greatly in the recent past with improvement in agricultural technology, but the problem is that these genetically modified crops are not without their problems as they have likewise been linked to cancer.
10. Toxic chemicals at work
Toxic substances that people are exposed to at work are as dangerous as many other things on the list. Such substances are higher for people working with paint companies, aluminum materials, rubber manufacturers, as well as hairdressers who are always open to dye materials.
11. Soda and Carbonated Beverages
Soda drinks and carbonated beverages are among the things linked to cancer. This is not only because they have sugar, but because they are in themselves not healthy as they cause liver in the gallbladder and bile ducts around the liver.
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Interestingly enough, it also caused weight gain and high blood sugar level which in themselves are not good for cancer.
12. Coal
Many countries are trying to get coal mining out of the way completely. This is because of the effect it has been found to health. As a result of mining, many people have been found to be more exposed to lung, bladder, and stomach cancer than those who have not been exposed to it.
As a result of coal mining, people get exposed to silica dust and organic compounds that have been found to be very dangerous.
13. Others
Alcohol (found to increase chances of liver, breast, and colon cancer), Diesel exhaust (with over 30 properties that are linked to cancer), birth control and estrogens, being overweight, and Formaldehyde among others.
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Risk Factors of Cancer
People get cancer when the cells in their bodies rapidly and uncontrollably start growing. Normally, the cells in the human body are supposed to grow in a certain manner, and the growth is controlled. But with cancerous cells, that cannot be achieved. The risk factor of cancer gets to increase for people in certain categories as defined by the following:
- Age group
- The use of alcohol and tobacco
- Obesity
- Family history
- Lack of physical activity
- Poor and inappropriate diet
