遵循这些做法可以使你的患癌率降低40%
Maintaining a healthy weight-and making other smart lifestyle choices, like including limiting processed meat and alcohol-can reduce a person's cancer risk by up to 40%, according to a new report by the non-profit World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). The WCRF updates its recommendations for cancer prevention once every 10 years. The new guidelines, which will be presented this week at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna, are based on a review of data from 51 million people, including 3.5 million cancer cases. The findings from this latest review are mostly consistent with previous analyses done in 1997 and 2007. But the new guidelines offer the clearest and most up-to-date picture of which lifestyle factors influence cancer development, says Elisa Bandera, MD, a member of the panel that compiled and wrote the report. They also offer 10 concrete ways people can reduce their own personal risk. "This is confirmation of what we already knew," says Dr. Bandera. "And that's important, because it involves this very thorough approach, looking at every possible point of evidence and the best quality data we have." About one in six deaths annually worldwide are currently due to cancer, and the number of cases is expected to increase 58% by 2035, as more countries adopt "Western" lifestyles. While the previous WCRF report found a causal relationship between being overweight or obese and seven cancers, the new report increases that number to at least 12: liver, ovarian, advanced prostate, stomach, mouth and throat, colorectal, post-menopausal breast, gallbladder, kidney, esophageal, pancreatic, and uterine cancers. WCRF isn't the only group that's made a connection between obesity and cancer, either. A 2016 report by another non-profit, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, linked excess weight to 13 types of cancer. To reduce your personal risk of cancer, the WCRF recommends the following 10 steps: Maintain a healthy weight Walk more and sit less Eat more whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans Avoid high-calorie foods Limit consumption of red and processed meats Limit consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks Don't drink alcohol Don't rely on supplements to protect against cancer Breastfeed your baby for six months Continue to follow the agency's recommendations after a cancer diagnosis |