| Title |
How to reduce your cancer risk: mechanisms and myths
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s18657 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Zeina Nahleh, Narinder Singh Bhatti, Meenakshi Mal |
| Abstract |
Cancer prevention continues to be a high research priority and the most optimal way to ultimately lower the economic and psychological burden of cancer. Many known risk factors associated with cancer are related to dietary and lifestyle factors and can be avoided. These risk factors include among others, smoking, obesity, alcohol, physical inactivity, and carcinogens in diet. This article reviews the biological mechanisms leading to cancer in association with these factors, highlights important achievable cancer prevention methods, addresses commonly asked questions about lifestyle and cancer, and dispels some of the myths about cancer prevention. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 50 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Researcher | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 22% |
| Unknown | 12 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 26% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 17% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 17% |
| Unknown | 14 | 26% |
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