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What is Cancer?

Inside our bodies, we have billions of cells. Normally, all the cells in our bodies grow and multiply at a controlled rate. When a person has cancer, it usually occurs because of an increased  rate at which normal cells in the body alter in state (become abnormal),  multiply and grow. These cells, which are no longer considered normal, may change in appearance (shape and size can become altered).

This can then result in the formation of a solid mass of cells, also known as a tumour.

(Apologies, I know the above isn't the clearest of pictures.)

How bad is the situation?

1. Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases of the 20th century
2. Twenty-seven million new cancer cases are expected by 2030
3. Between 2005 and 2015 the World Health Organization estimates that 84 million people will die-due to cancer
4. Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Singapore

Cancer arises from a combination of increased urbanization and modernization, genetics and altered socio-cultural lifestyle factors. Below is a summary of a few key risk factors linked to  increased chances of developing cancers.

Risk factors:

1. Obesity
2. Decreased physical activity
3. High consumption of food rich in fat
4. Increased alcohol consumption
5. Exposure/ingestion of cancer causing chemicals (carcinogens)
6. Delayed childbearing and breast-feeding patterns
7. Exposure to viruses such as the human papillomavirus
8. Smoking
9. Exposure to passive smoke

So rainbows, what can we do to avoid cancer!? Yessssss the opposite of the risk factors mentioned above (if only it were that easy, but hey LETS TRY!) Okay so... we can.....

1. Exercise more. Alot more. (Heyy, even I'm trying)
2. Eat LESS of the adulterated, unreal and impure fatty food and more natural, whole, green juicy foods (fruits and vege)
3. Go organic? Or at least use more organic products ( makeup,creams etc) eat organic food.
4. Stop smoking. Come onnnn try try try? It'll only benefit one in every possible way. I know it must be tough. Cause if it were easy, there wouldn't be more than 17 million people trying to quit smoking each year and only about 2.5 %  successfully quitting each year.

Hey and when you stop smoking, you have an effect on every living thing around you..... heh.. really......

Now that we know a little more about what cancer is, it's risk factors and what we can do to avoid it, we can better be aware of the little modifications we can incorporate in our daily living-to prevent getting cancer. I found a few funny images of cancer shirts online. Quite amusing, and not so serious! (Not that it isn't' a serious disease, but.. you know what I mean.)

               

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