July 21, 2006, Newsletter Issue #194: Cancer Risk Factors
Tip of the Week
The following are various types of cancer and their risk factors:
Breast Cancer - Family history of breast cancer, obesity, late childbearing and childlessness
Bladder Cancer - Smoking (nearly half of cases); bladder cancer is more common in men than women
Cervical Cancer - First intercourse at an early age, multiple sexual partners, smoking, history of genital herpes
Colorectal Cancer - Being over 50 with colon polyps or ulcerative colitis, family history of these disorders or colon cancer, high-fat, low-fiber diet
Leukemia - Exposure to radiation, benzene and other chemicals
Lung Cancer - Smoking (83 percent of cases), exposure to asbestos, radiation and secondhand tobacco smoke
Lymphoma - Being over 50, no other known risk factors
Oral Cancer - Smoking, chewing tobacco and heavy alcohol use
Pancreatic Cancer - Smoking, high-fat diet
Prostate Cancer - Risk increases with age; more than 80 percent of cases occur after 65
Skin Cancer - Fair skin, severe sunburn in childhood, frequent sun exposure and family history of skin cancer
Uterine Cancer - Being post-menopausal with a history of infertility, ovulation failure or abnormal bleeding, also obesity, hypertension and diabetes
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