According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 40% of cancers detected each year in France could be avoided through changes in behavior. This represents 400,000 cancers that could have been avoided in 2017simply by adopting healthy lifestyle habits!
Tobacco and alcohol, to be avoided as much as possible
So who are the main enemies to fight? According to the National Cancer Institute, tobacco is the leading preventable risk factor: of the 150,000 cancer deaths recorded each year in the country, 45,000 are directly attributable to its consumption. Cigarettes are the cause of 17 different cancers. : lung cancer, of course (80% of cases are caused by smoking), but also bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, esophageal cancer… Quitting smoking is therefore the best way to not “get cancer”. And the good news is that today there are many ways to say “stop” to cigarettes – from anti-smoking patches to hypnosis! Then, alcohol. The National Cancer Institute estimates that even “reasonable” alcohol consumption is responsible for about 15,000 cancer deaths each year. Alcoholic beverages (wine, beer, cider… not just hard liquor) are implicated in the development of 7 different cancers – for example, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, and breast cancer. (…)
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