How Much Do You Know About
Cancer?
1. Men are
at a higher lifetime risk of developing cancer in general than women.
For information on some specific cancers,
see the Cancer Research's
statistics.
2. Half of
cancer deaths are accounted for by cancers for which there are screenings.
Click
Here,
for important details on specific
cancer screening tests.
3. Eating
grapefruits and watermelons, can reduce the risk of Prostate Cancer.
In fact, there's evidence
that even tomatoes
and guava consumption,
may also reduce a man's risk
of Prostate Cancer;
they all have lycopene in
them.
Higher intake of this substance,
which is an antioxidant,
helps to reduce the risk.
At least two studies have
also suggested,
an increase intake of selenium,
a mineral found in a diet
of, meat, fish, grains and beans,
may decrease Prostate
Cancer risk.
In addition, as men age,
selenium levels go down and
risk rates go up.
A Finnish study, designed
to examine lung cancer risk in smokers,
inadvertently turned up evidence,
suggesting that added vitamin E,
may reduce the risk of Prostate
Cancer.
4. Whether
a person gets cancer, has more to do with family history, than age.
It's believed, that inherited
risk factors,
account for less than 10 percent
of cancers.
Although individual Americans
are at a higher
risk of developing most cancers,
if someone in their family
has had cancer,
Americans tend to overestimate
heredity,
and underestimate age as cancer
risk factors.
Age is the most important
factor,
in determining one's risk
for cancer.
A lack of awareness about
this,
can lead older Americans to
neglect proper preventive measures,
and tests for early cancer
detection.
5. The majority
of Cervical Cancers, are NOT related to sexual contact.
More than 90 percent of Cervical
Cancer cases,
are attributable to sexually
transmitted viruses.
Learn the basics of prevention
and
treatment of cervical
cancer, now.
6. A non-smoker
living in a heavily polluted city, has the same chance of getting Lung
Cancer, as a smoker living in a city with little or no pollution.
Smoking puts you at much higher
risk for Lung Cancer,
than merely living in a polluted
city.
For comprehensive information
on quitting smoking.
Click
Here
7. African-Americans,
are more likely to develop cancer, than persons of any other racial or
ethnic group.
For
details,
see the American Cancer Society's
fact sheet on cancer in minorities.
8. Two-thirds
of all cancers are related to lifestyle.
It's estimated that two-thirds
of all fatal cancers,
are related to lifestyle factors
such as smoking,
poor diet and inadequate physical
activity.
9. Men over
40, are at a greater risk of developing Testicular Cancer.
In fact, younger men are at
greater risk
of developing testicular cancer.
For the basics on testicular
cancer, Click
Here.
10. More
men get Prostate Cancer, than any other cancer, except Skin Cancer.
Check out Prostate
Cancer statistics at the
Lancaster General's
web site.
11. Colon
and Rectum Cancer, kills about the same mumber of men and women.
Colon/Rectum
cancer, is the third most common form of cancer,
and the third most deadly
for both men and women.
In 1998, 28,800 women, and
27,800 men,
died of colon and rectum cancer.
12. More
Americans die from Lung Cancer, than any other cancer.
For details on lung cancer
treatment,
go to the National
Cancer Institute.
13. One-third
of all Non-skin Cancers, are directly related to diet.
It's estimated that one-third
of all non-skin
cancer deaths, are related
to diet.
For more on preventing cancer
through diet,
see Dietary
Guidelines for Preventing Cancer.
14. Nearly
one-third of Breast Cancers, are hereditary.
Most researchers believe,
that about only 10 percent
of breast cancers,
are linked to inherited
risk factors.
  
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