Lifestyle is Everything!!

With rising cases of cancer across the world, a new study by the American Cancer Society has revealed that almost half of all cancer deaths in the US could have been prevented by changing lifestyle.
Nearly 40 percent of new adult cancer cases and almost half of cancer deaths can be attributed to preventable risk factors, the study found.
According to the study, smoking is one of the main risk factors for causing cancer in most patients. The report highlights that smoking contributes to nearly one in five cancer cases and nearly one-third of cancer deaths in the United States. Other major risk factors include obesity, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, diet, and infections such as HPV.

According to Dr.Arif Kamal, American Cancer Society’s chief patient officer, most of the preventable risk factors are, in fact, modifiable risk factors, people can bring down the risk of cancer through their lifestyle.