Healthy habits reduce cancer risk

• April 26, 2024

Having a healthy lifestyle and good nutrition is essential for all human beings; However, these habits could help in the prevention of up to 2.8 million cases of Cancer per year, he pointed out the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), which also urged governments to avoid a public health disaster.

The forum reported that the global amount accounted for a fifth in less than a decade, that is, 12 million new cases per year approximately, and along with other chronic diseases such as heart disease , the Lung diseases and the diabetes represent the biggest health challenges.

According to information from Reuters , global health experts point out that many deaths non-communicable diseases (ENT), including about one third of all types of Cancer , could be prevented by reducing consumption of alcohol in excess, avoid tobacco , bring a diet healthier, drink lots of water and do exercise .

Noncommunicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease , the diabetes and respiratory conditions cause every year the death 36 million people, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

More than 80% of deaths from NCD occur in people with limited resources, and it is expected that this epidemic accelerate, so by 2030 the number of deaths could reach 52 million annually.

Despite this, the United States, Europe and Japan are still reluctant to commit to setting goals, taxes and regulations to reduce the burden of these diseases.

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