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Cancer
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Cancer is the term that is used to describe a wide variety of malignant diseases. It is the second commonest cause of death in the world. CAUSES: • The exact causesfor cancer is not known. • It is multi-factorial disease – many factors contribute or predispose this condition. • Modern diet – increased intake of junk food and decreased intake of fibers and roughage. • Age, environmental pollutants or social, emotional factors influence the disease. • Family tendency. • Exposure to radiations. • Occupational exposure to pollutants – lung cancer. • Increased consumption of cigarettes - lung cancer. • Tobacco chewing – oral cancer. • Chronic alcoholics – liver cancer. • Use of contraception, excess sexual freedom, virginity, women with no children – cervical and uterine cancer • Late marriages, women who have not breast fed there children – breast cancer. • Non vegetarian diet especially high consumption of meat and red meat. • Obesity hypertension and diabetes have been seen to be ass...