Written by admin on 2009-03-12T06:16:04+0000">March 12, 2009 – 6:16 am
What Can I Do to Prevent Other Kinds of Cancer?
This is an area of intense interest and research. At this time the most important recommendations are to
•avoid sun exposure
•eat cruciferous (cabbage family) vegetables
•avoid obesity
•eat a low-fat diet
•avoid excessive alcohol
•minimize salt-cured, smoked, and nitrite-cured foods
•eat four to six helpings of fruits and vegetables daily
What Is the Difference between Something Causing Cancer and Something Being Associated with Cancer?
When something causes cancer, it is directly responsible for changes in normal cells that contribute to their becoming cancerous. For example, exposure to the sun causes skin cells to change in such a way that they can become cancerous.
Something is said to be associated with cancer where there exists a statistical relationship between the event being measured and cancer. This says nothing about whether the associated variable being measured is responsible in any way for the changes in the cell that cause it to become cancerous. For example, there may be an association between playing tennis and skin cancer. Playing tennis does not cause any changes in the body that lead to cancer. It is the high sun exposure common to tennis player is responsible for the increased risk of skin cancer.
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