Anna Z Kowal BSc, MSc, Assoc.Nutr.
Abstract:
Cancer is largely a disease of the elderly. However, much of the suffering and mortality caused by this disease is avoidable. Individuals can take charge of their risk of developing cancer by actively choosing to follow preventative diet and lifestyle recommendations. In this way, the risk of dying early due to cancer can be reduced and healthy ageing is made more likely.
Introduction: cancer statistics Many lives are cut short by cancer each year in the UK and globally. The 2001 census found that the four most common cancers in the UK were breast, lung, colorectal and prostate 1. In 2001, there were over 270,000 new cases of malignant cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) registered in the UK. Put simply, at present, around one in three individuals will develop cancer during their lifetime and approximately one in four people dies from cancer in the UK; thatÂ’s around 155,000 deaths from cancer annually 1.
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