Cancer Risk Factor 3: Lifestyle Habits

Risks: Cancers of the lung, liver, mouth, throat and oesophagus
Certain lifestyle habits contribute to the risk of cancers, such as alcoholism and tobacco smoking. Frequent drinkers of large amounts of alcohol are likely to develop liver cancer. They are also at risk of developing cancer of the mouth, throat and oesophagus.

Tobacco contains about 40 different carcinogens and can cause cancers of the lungs, mouth, throat, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, kidney and bladder. In particular, cigarette smoke not only harms the smoker, but also puts people who are exposed to second-hand smoke at risk.

Cancer Risk Factor 4: Viruses

Risks: Cancers of the uterine cervix and liver
Some viruses have also been linked to cancer. Chronic infection with the Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C virus is a leading cause of primary liver cancer (hepatoma), while the Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has been identified as a major cause of cervical cancer.

Copyright © ShoppingLifestyle®