...The disease plays no favorites. It afflicts the rich and famous and those in middle- and low-income circumstances; white collar to blue color; young and old; and black and white. Some cancer victims live with their disease for years — others only a year or a matter of months. ...While cancer causes can range from family history, to poor diet, to exposure to chemicals and smoking, Giguere said various societies experience various malignancies.
"Where we live and what we're exposed to, as well as what we eat, probably increases our risks,"
"We also grow our food and cows have a lot of red meat. There is a challenge in recognizing how we raise our cattle and grow our food. In India, the rate of cancer isn't as high, because they don't put as much bad food in their bodies."
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The total incidence for all cancers decreased by 3.2 percent over the 10-year period.
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We suspect that air pollution is related to lung cancer, though not as powerful as cigarettes or tobacco. A lot more research is needed on the environmental aspect."
Gibson said his office constantly receives calls from communities that run a higher risk of cancer due to manufacturing and chemical plants.
"We have a team that goes out wherever there is an unusual amount of cancer reported," he said. "They calculate the rate of a particular cancer, based on what we know of the population. Sometimes, when you dig in and get the facts better, it's usually hard to find a cause. There are environmental causes, such as arsenic, which is found in well water in some countries, and benzene, which can cause leukemia, but an awful lot more needs to be known about it."
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