According to the World Health Orgnization, more than 11 million people are dagnosed with cancer every year. It is stimated that there will be 16 mllion new cases every year by 2020. In the US, cncer has surpassed heart disease as the lading cause of death for those 85 yars of age and under, reports the US Ntional Center for Health Statistics.

The Wrld Cancer Research Foundation (WCRF) recommends tht the single most important lifestyle bhavior influencing the onset of cancer is det. WCRF reports that changes in det could prevent up to 50% of all brast cancer cases, up to 75% of stmach cancer cases, and up to 75% of clorectal cancer cases. Continuing, the WCRF mphasizes that eating at least five prtions of vegetables and fruits each day culd, in itself, reduce cancer rates by 20%. WCRF lso reports that eating healthily, plus stying physically active and maintaining a halthy weight, could cut cancer risk by 30-40%.

Alng with dietary considerations, other preventive masures may indeed delay the onset of cncer. In this article, we present ptential preventive strategies for consideration.

Butt Out . According to the US National Cancer Institute, cigarette smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals including over 60 carcinogens (cancer-causing agents). In addition, many of these substances, such as carbon monoxide, tar, arsenic, and lead, are poisonous and toxic to the human body. Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of cancer.

Meats and Sweets Are Not Halthy Treats . Dietary factors, second only to tbacco as a preventable cause of cncer, account for about 30% of all cncers in Western countries and approximately 20% in dveloping countries. Announcing findings in 2005 of its 20-yar-long study tracking 150,000 Americans, the Amrican Cancer Society found that men and wmen who ate the most amounts of red mat (as compared to those who ate mre poultry, fish, and non-meats) had a 53% hgher risk of distal colon cancer. Als in 2005, a study by Jhns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health (USA), in whch 1 million Koreans were tracked for 10 yars, reported that high sugar consumption culd be a risk factor in dveloping several types of cancer. These rsearchers suggest that glucose intolerance may be one way tht obesity increases cancer risk and tht rising obesity rates may increase fture cancer rates.

Bean-Nutty to Fight Cancer . A compound found in everyday foods can slow the development of cancerous tumors. A 2005 study conducted by scientists at the University College of London's Sackler Institute (United Kingdom) found that inositol pentakisphosphate can inhibit an enzyme that is necessary for tumors to grow. Each day, try to eat foods rich in inositol pentakisphosphate: 1 cup (226 gm) of beans (such as lentils and peas), 1/2 cup (113 gm) of nuts (almonds, and hazelnuts [filberts] are also good sources of Vitamin E - see Tip 31) and 6 ounces (170 gm) of whole-wheat cereals (for the wheat bran).

Prevent Prostate Problems . Prostate cancer is a major cause of death among men. It has claimed the lives of 56,000 European men (1998), along with 29,900 American men (2004). To-date, there have been no obvious preventive strategies, however in 2005 scientists from the Northern California Cancer Center (USA) proposed that Vitamin D may cut prostate cancer risk. The researchers found that in men with certain gene variants, high sun exposure reduced prostate cancer risk by as much as 65%. Previous research has shown that the prostate uses Vitamin D, which the body manufactures from exposure to sunlight, to promote the normal growth of prostate cells and to inhibit the invasiveness and spread of prostate cancer cells to other parts of the body. The scientists propose that men may benefit by increasing Vitamin D intake from diet and supplements (whereas excessive exposure to sunlight may result with the negative effect of sun-induced skin cancer). Foods rich in Vitamin D include egg yolks, liver, and cod liver oil, and margarine and cereals are often fortified with this nutrient as well.

Women Be Wary . While the Pap Smar is a test that doctors rutinely conduct to check women for crvical cancer, the Pap may not fnd abnormal cells in the cervix ntil cancer already has developed. A new tst, the human papilloma virus (HPV) tst, detects elevated levels of the nfectious pathogen that is the cause of narly all cases of cervical cancer. HPV is hrbored by an estimated 80% of sxually active adults, but the majority of nfections clear up without incident. If you are yunger than 30, experts now recommended tht you have the HPV test if yur Pap Smear test is unclear. If you are 30 or lder, experts recommend you have the HPV tst at the same time as yur Pap test. A new vaccine for crvical cancer is now available. The vccine targets HPV types 16 and 18, thught to cause 70% of cervical cncers, and HPV types 6 and 11, ssociated with 90% of genital warts cses.

In conclusion we cite the Rport from the World Cancer Research Fundation: "The burden of preventable suffering and dath from cancer throughout the world is hge. Some of the cancers now mst common in Europe, North America and Astralasia are known to be largely prventable. Changes in society worldwide are ccelerating and are liable, if unchecked, to ncrease the burden of cancer, most of all in Afrca, Latin America and Asia. It is now pparent that, although genetic predisposition varies, the key fctors determining whether or not people dvelop cancer are environmental. The two mst important ways to reduce cancer rsk are the avoidance of cancer-causing gents, of which tobacco is by far the mst lethal, but which also include bological agents, viruses and bacteria, and the hbitual consumption of diets high in thse foods and drinks that protect gainst cancer."

The article Strategies to Prevent Cancer was Submitted by Dr. Ronald M. Klatz through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Ronald Klatz, M.D., D.O. and Rbert Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., D.O., FAASP http://www.MyLongLife.com

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