It is interesting reading for those who love numbers. I will summarize a few important points in the call for prevention.
The good news is that in the last two decades (actually 1990-2008) about 1 million deaths from cancer have been avoided in the US. That is a decrease in death rate of 23% in men and 15% in women, but they note that there is more to do.
The ACS estimates that for 2012, one third of deaths still will be caused by tobacco use and another third caused by obesity, physical inactivity and nutrition.
That is worth repeating: TWO THIRDS of cancer deaths could be prevented (that would be 380,000 lives saved in 2012) if everyone did these things:
- Don't smoke
- Be lean
- Regular exercise (they say 150 minutes/week)
- Limit or break sedentary activity with movement
- Limit red meat consumption
- Limit alcohol consumption
- Eat 2.5 cups of fruits and veggies per day
Imagine what can be done!
Together we can prevent 75,000 breast cancer cases each year!
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